男児(だんじ)

だんじ
noun
boy; male child
formalpersonfamily
1. boy; male child
A male child. A formal or official word used on documents, in news, and in set phrases rather than in casual speech.
元気(げんき)な男児(だんじ)が生(う)まれた。
A healthy boy was born.
第一子(だいいっし)は男児(だんじ)だった。
Their first child was a boy.
The phrase "a Japanese man" carries old-fashioned values.

Formal and official; common in birth announcements and news. Everyday speech uses 男(おとこ)の子(こ).

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