Japanese symbol for “boyish”
ボーイッシュ
ボーイッシュ
Romaji: booisshu
boyish; tomboyish
In Japanese, boyish is ボーイッシュ (booisshu).
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Meanings
- adj-na boyish; tomboyish
Other Japanese words for “boyish”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男っぽい | おとこっぽい otokoppoi | manly; boyish |
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.