Japanese symbol for “schoolboy”
男子生徒
だんしせいと
Romaji: danshiseito
schoolboy; male student
In Japanese, schoolboy is 男子生徒, read だんしせいと (danshiseito).
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 schoolboy; male student
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “schoolboy”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男生徒 | だんせいと danseito | male student; schoolboy |
| スクールボーイ | スクールボーイ sukuurubooi | schoolboy |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 男性 | だんせい dansei | man; male |
| 男子 | だんし danshi | boy |
| 男女 | だんじょ danjo | men and women; man and woman; both sexes |
| 男の子 | おとこのこ otokonoko | boy; son; baby boy |
| 長男 | ちょうなん chounan | eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son |
| 男爵 | だんしゃく danshaku | baron |
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
| 生徒 | せいと seito | pupil; student; schoolchild |
See also: Chinese symbol for “schoolboy”.
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.