How do you say “Boy” in Japanese?「男の子（おとこのこ）」Otokonoko/「男子（だんし）」Danshi

Example Sentences of「男の子（おとこのこ）」

生まれた赤ちゃんは男の子です。
Umareta akachan wa otokonoko desu.
The newborn baby is a boy.

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私には男の子が二人います。
Watashi niha otokonoko ga futari imasu.
I have two boys.

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男の子が四人公園で遊んでいます。
Otokonoko ga yonin kōen de asonde imasu.
Four boys are playing in the park.

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このクラスの人数は半分以上が男の子です。
Kono kurasu no ninzū wa hanbun ijō ga otokonoko desu.
More than half of the people in this class are boys.

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その男の子はお父さんにそっくりです。
Sono otokonoko wa otōsan ni sokkuri desu.
The boy looks just like his dad.

Another Way to Say “Boy”

小学生男子リレーの決勝が始まる。
Shōgakusei danshi rirē no kesshō ga hajimaru.
The final round of the elementary school boys’ relay starts.

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山本君は歴史ある男子校に通っています。
Yamamoto-kun wa rekishi aru danshikō ni kayotte imasu.
Yamamoto-kun attends a historic boys’ school.

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