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shonen

UK/ˈʃəʊ.nən//ˈʃoʊ.nən/

shonen noun: a style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at a younger male audience.

Noun

shonen (uncountable)

  1. A style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at a younger male audience.

Adjective

shonen (comparative more shonen, superlative most shonen)

  1. Being in the style of shonen comics or animation.

Forms of shonen

Noun
alternative formshōnen
alternative formshounen
Adjective
comparativemore shonen
superlativemost shonen

Origin of shonen

From the Japanese 少年 (shōnen, “few years”).

Words formed from shonen

Words that rhyme with shonen

Questions about shonen

What does shonen mean?
Shonen means a style of Japanese animation and comics aimed at a younger male audience.
What part of speech is shonen?
Shonen can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce shonen?
Shonen is pronounced /ˈʃəʊ.nən/ (UK).

Words near shonen in the dictionary

  1. shone up
  2. Shone's syndrome
  3. shoneen
  4. shoneens
  5. Shonell
  6. shonen
  7. shonentard
  8. shonentards
  9. Shones
  10. shonest
  11. Shongo

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