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：2026/01/03
童男
Hiragana
どうなん
Noun
archaic
Japanese Meaning
童男（どうなん／どうだん）は、古風な表現で「年の若い男の子」「少年」を指す語。しばしば性的経験のない男子（童貞の男子）や、宗教儀礼・信仰において神仏に仕える清浄な身の少年を意味することもある。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのことばで わかい おとこのこ の こと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
少年（古语） / 小男孩
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
男童 / 少年男孩 / 少年男子
Korean Meaning
(고어) 소년 / (고어) 어린 남자아이
Vietnamese Meaning
bé trai / thiếu niên (từ cổ)
Sense（1）
(archaic) Synonym of 少年 (shōnen, “young boy”)
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童男
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That young boy was loved by everyone in the village.
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その童男は、村の皆から愛されていました。
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