L Lorenzo_v Registered Joined 1 May 2020 Messages 1 Reaction score 0 1 May 2020 #1 which one is the most used/ correct to indicate a young male person?
mdchachi Moderator Moderator Twenty-year veteran Joined 6 Mar 2003 Messages 9,319 Reaction score 9,449 1 May 2020 #2 おとこのこ I think しょうねん is more commonly used to refer "youth" or "juveniles" than individual boys. Or maybe more in a formal context like in a news headlines.
おとこのこ I think しょうねん is more commonly used to refer "youth" or "juveniles" than individual boys. Or maybe more in a formal context like in a news headlines.
W WaterFox Might it be 冷やしきつねうどん？ Joined 15 Apr 2011 Messages 61 Reaction score 6 2 May 2020 #3 おとこのこ is a colloquial expression for a "boy," whose age is, I think, about 2 - 12 years old. しょうねん is a formal expression for a young male person, whose age is, I think, about 12 -18 years old.
おとこのこ is a colloquial expression for a "boy," whose age is, I think, about 2 - 12 years old. しょうねん is a formal expression for a young male person, whose age is, I think, about 12 -18 years old.