Meaning

Primary

Boy

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A man child is a boy.

There's a particle stuck in the middle of this word. Here it just means the noun before is modifying the noun after.

But for now, all you really have to remember is that 男の子 means "boy."

Reading

おとこのこ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

If you know the kun'yomi readings of both of these kanji you should be okay. You have two separate single-kanji words put together by a . That's why it's the kun'yomi reading - they're separate.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 男の子がする

    a boy does something

    男の子がいる

    there's a boy

    男の子が生まれる

    a boy is born

Context Sentences

2018年に男の子が生まれました。

A boy was born in 2018.

おめでとうございます、お母さん。かわいい男の子ですよ。

Congratulation, mom. It's a cute baby boy!

あの元気な男の子は来年一年生だ。

That energetic boy will be a first-grader next year.

Kanji Composition