No. 510 in Japanese
少年
"少年" means "boy" or "young boy."
In a sentence
少年は公園でサッカーをしています。
The boy is playing soccer in the park.
Here, '少年' denotes a young male individual, commonly translated as 'boy'.
この本は少年向けに書かれています。
This book is written for boys.
'少年' is used here to represent the target audience of the book, referring to young males.
私が少年だった頃、よく漫画を読みました。
When I was a boy, I often read comics.
In this sentence, '少年' refers to the childhood period of the speaker as a young male.
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