, , or () is the Japanese word for "boy" or "minor".

Shōnen may also refer to:

manga, Japanese comics aimed at a young teen male target-demographic

Music Shōnen Alice, a 2004 album by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto Shonen Knife, a Japanese pop punk band Shonen Knife (album), a 1990 compilation album for the US market Tokyo Shōnen, a Japanese rock band

People , Japanese entomologist

Publications Shōnen Maid, a Japanese manga series by Ototachibana Shōnen Onmyōji, a Japanese light novel series by Mitsuru Yūki

Magazines Shōnen Big Comic, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan Shōnen Book, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha Shōnen Gaho, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shōnen Gahōsha Shonen Jump (magazine), a North American manga magazine published by Viz Media Shonen Magz, an Indonesian manga magazine published by Elex Media Komputindo Shōnen Sekai, a Japanese manga magazine published by Hakubunkan Shōnen Star, an Indonesian manga magazine published by Elex Media Komputindo Shōnen Sunday Super, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha Gekkan Shōnen Jets, a Japanese manga magazine published by Hakusensha Monthly Shōnen Ace, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten Monthly Shōnen Champion, a Japanese manga magazine published by Akita Shoten Monthly Shōnen Jump, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha Monthly Shōnen Magazine, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha Monthly Shōnen Rival, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha Monthly Shōnen Sirius, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha Monthly Shōnen Sunday, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan Weekly Shōnen Champion, a Japanese manga magazine published by Akita Shoten Weekly Shōnen Jump, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shueisha Weekly Shonen Jump (American magazine), a North American digital manga magazine published by Viz Media Weekly Shōnen Magazine, a Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha Weekly Shōnen Sunday, a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan

Other Shōnen (novel), a 1952 novel by Nobel-prize winner Yasunari Kawabata. ( "boy love"), a genre of Japanese manga featuring romantic relationships between young boys Shōnen Hollywood, a Japanese media franchise

See also Japanese juvenile law, or Shōnen Jump (disambiguation) Shōnen Sunday (disambiguation) (disambiguation) (disambiguation)