Illustration: Three school-age boys gather beside the shoe lockers of a Japanese elementary school after lessons. One kneels to tie an outdoor shoe, another balances with one indoor shoe still on, and the third patiently holds both friends’ bags.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

男だん子し

danshi

boy, boys

Example sentences

  1. このクラスは女子じょしが男子だんしより多おおいです。

    There are more girls than boys in this class.

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  2. 男子だんしも女子じょしも学校がっこうで料理りょうりの授業じゅぎょうをとるべきだ。

    Both boys and girls should take cooking class in school.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 一般いっぱんに男子だんしの方ほうが女子じょしより背せが高たかい。

    Boys, as a rule, are taller than girls.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 男子

  • 男man; maleOnダン・ナンKunおとこ・お
  • 子childOnシ・ス・ツKunこ・ね

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