Japanese symbol for “boyhood”
少年期
しょうねんき
Romaji: shounenki
adolescence; boyhood
In Japanese, boyhood is 少年期, read しょうねんき (shounenki).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n adolescence; boyhood
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 少し | すこし sukoshi | a little; a bit; a small amount |
| 少年 | しょうねん shounen | boy |
| 少女 | しょうじょ shoujo | girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady |
| 少ない | すくない sukunai | few; little; small (amount) |
| 減少 | げんしょう genshou | decrease; reduction; decline |
| 多少 | たしょう tashou | a little; some; somewhat |
| 今年 | ことし kotoshi | this year |
| 年間 | ねんかん nenkan | (period of) a year |
| 期間 | きかん kikan | period; term; interval |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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