Where does “shonen” come from?

shonen (English) comes from Japanese 少年, from Middle Chinese 少年 — teenaged boy.

shonen (English): A style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at...

Definitions

  1. A style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at...

Ancestry of “shonen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese少年a boy, a young man
2Middle Chinese少年teenaged boy

Words derived from “shonen”

Every word from Middle Chinese 少年 →Every word from Japanese 少年 →