Kaguya-sama: 女の子 (onnanoko) as an opposite for 男子 (danshi)?


Related: [Kaguya-sama: Dropping keigo when
narrating?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/98471/kaguya-sama-
dropping-keigo-when-narrating)

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In [Kaguya](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/4509/is-it-ok-to-
overanalyze-an-anime)-sama [Chapter 52](https://reddit.com/ubm0pi) / S02E02,
there's a character named [Moeha
Fujiwara](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/95712/changing-the-way-
you-address-someone-without-your-relationship-having-changed) ([the
imouto](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/revisions/95712/6) of a main
character Chika Fujiwara) who
[talks](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/97083/how-to-say-i-ship-
x-with-y-shipping-slang) about Kei Shirogane (the imouto of the male
protagonist [Miyuki
Shirogane](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/93903/whats-up-with-
males-named-miyuki)) to [Kaguya
Shinomiya](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/94155/whats-the-
difference-between-kaguyas-o-kawaii-koto-and-miyuki-shiroganes) (the female
protagonist and title character) as follows:

> [圭ちゃん](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/97083/how-to-say-i-ship-
> x-with-y-shipping-slang)かわいい[よね](https://reddit.com/uffnhv)？
>
> ウチのクラスの男子は勿論だけど
>
> 女の子からもすっごく[モテ](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/67758/is-there-any-
> yuri-ship-between-imoutos)るんだよ。

In manga:

> [![enter image description
> here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fE6B5.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fE6B5.png)

In anime:

> See 0:11 - 0:18 [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzRZv1-Oe_U&t=11s).

# Question 1:

Actually, I didn't fully read up on the differences between onna vs joshi and
shounen vs otoko (so far I just think of them as the difference between man vs
boy vs male or like naturally vs of course [touzen / tōzen vs mochiron?]), but
I believe the analogues / antonyms are as follows:

male | female  
---|---  
otoko | onna  
**otokonoko** | **onnanoko**  
N/A | otome  
**danshi** | **joshi**  
dansei | josei  
shounen | shoujo  
  
Why is Moeha seemingly using 女の子 as an opposite for 男子?

# Question 2:

Btw I notice 'ウチのクラスの' is removed in the anime. Is the only difference 'in
class' like Moeha in the anime says Kei is popular with boys (not necessarily
limiting to a particular class or even year) ?




･Answer 1

Both 女の子 and 男の子 have a cute nuance. But both 女子 and 男子 have a little curt
nuance.

In Japan (although it may be similar in other countries), adolescent girls
tend to despise boys a little. If you want boys and girls to line up in
parallel, you should use ”男子 and 女子” or ”男の子 and 女の子”. But, in this case, She
wants to make the difference between boys and girls for the reasons I just
mentioned. So, using 男子 and 女の子 would be appropriate.

･Answer 2

You are right. However, I guess the reason why the expression is different
between manga and anime is not only depends on the meaning, but also depends
on the limitation of airtime.

