shounen ai

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shounen ai

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Borrowed from Japanese 少年愛 (shōnen ai).

noun shounen ai · shōnen-ai

Japanese A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or sexual relationship between two or more males.

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"shounen ai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shounen%20ai. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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shounen ai. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shounen%20ai

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"shounen ai." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shounen%20ai.

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@misc{shounen_ai_2026,
  title = {shounen ai},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/shounen%20ai},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}