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男子

だんし

boy, young man

Mnemonic

Man and child pushed together into the word that goes on a register. Not one Josh among this lot, all of them Dans だんし: だんし.

Worth knowing

男の子 おとこのこ is a boy as a person and 少年 しょうねん is a youth. 男子 is the counting one, for classes, teams and doors, and it pairs with 女子 じょし.

Built from

man
田 field + 力 power
child
A swaddled infant with its arms out, in three strokes.

Words sharing these kanji

boy man, male male, man child, kid appearance, state girl child, kid son prince chair condition, state of health woman, girl

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