How do you use Shounen in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Shounen in a sentence
Shounen meaning
Alternative form of shonen.
Using Shounen
- The main meaning on this page is: Alternative form of shonen.
- In the example corpus, shounen often appears in combinations such as: shounen anime, of shounen.
Context around Shounen
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shounen
- In this selection, "shounen" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, darker, hit, japanese, anime, zoro and action stand out and add context to how "shounen" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all of shounen anime and any other shounen zoro would. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shounen" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shounen
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s not surprising, because in any other shounen, Zoro would be the main character. (15 words)
Undoubtedly one of the darker shounen anime out there, is an immensely gripping supernatural crime thriller. (16 words)
There seems to be a recurring theme of shounen protagonists being voiced by female voice actors. (16 words)
An absolute cornerstone in shounen anime, is based on the long-running manga by Akira Toriyama, which in turn is based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. (29 words)
Fans of the hit shounen action anime My Hero Academia will soon be able to get a free to play mobile game coming in 2021 for iOS and Android. (29 words)
As two of the animanga community's "dark trio of shounen", these series use more serious themes to give the audience a fresh, gory take on the genre. (28 words)
Example sentences (10)
An absolute cornerstone in shounen anime, is based on the long-running manga by Akira Toriyama, which in turn is based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West.
As two of the animanga community's "dark trio of shounen", these series use more serious themes to give the audience a fresh, gory take on the genre.
It’s not surprising, because in any other shounen, Zoro would be the main character.
Undoubtedly one of the darker shounen anime out there, is an immensely gripping supernatural crime thriller.
Fans of the hit shounen action anime My Hero Academia will soon be able to get a free to play mobile game coming in 2021 for iOS and Android.
The Chunin Exams pulls double duty here, as it includes everything to love in both and all of Shounen anime.
There seems to be a recurring theme of shounen protagonists being voiced by female voice actors.
This game was announced in the hit Japanese shounen manga magazine Jump in an upcoming issue.
Genres Anime are often classified by target demographic, including kodomo (children's), shōjo (girls'), shounen (boys') and a diverse range of genres targeting an adult audience.
Shoujo and shounen anime sometimes contain elements popular with children of both sexes in an attempt to gain crossover appeal.
Common combinations with shounen
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- shounen anime 4×
- of shounen 3×