Meaning

Primary

Boy

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A man child is a boy.

There's a の particle stuck in the middle of this word. Here it just means the noun before の 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 の. 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。

Congratulations, 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