童男

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
童	男
どう Grade: 3	なん Grade: 1
kan’yōon	goon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どーなん [dòónáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːnã̠ɴ]

Noun

童(どう)男(なん) • (dōnan) 

1. (rare) Synonym of 少年 (shōnen, “young boy”)

   Antonym: 童女 (dōjo)

   Hypernym: 童子 (dōji)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
童	男
おぐな
Grade: 3	Grade: 1
jukujikun

Noun

童男(おぐな) • (oguna) ^{←をぐな (woguna)?}

1. (archaic) Synonym of 少年 (shōnen, “young boy”)

   日本(やまと)童男(おぐな)

   Yamato Oguna

   Yamato Boy

See also

• 翁(おきな) (okina)
• 女(おみな) (omina)