Kanji
Readingしょう
Frequency33%
Used in (160 in total)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
just a minute; small quantity
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
small number; few; minority
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
decrease; reduction; decline
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
scarce; rare
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
small; little; few
infancy; childhood; tender age
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
small quantity; small amount; narrowmindedness
(early) childhood
small number of people
minority group (party); minority
young; juvenile
youth; young person
scarcity value; rarity value; preciousness
reformatory; juvenile training school; reform school; youth detention center (centre)
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
trifling; little; few; slight
one's early days; little while
youth; minor; young people
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
rare metal; minor metal
infinitesimal
(a) few; (a) little; trifling; insignificant; small (amount); scarce (stocks)
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
Shorinji Kempo (modern Japanese martial art based on Shaolin kung fu)
boy raised by wolves; boy who cried wolf
lesser councilor of state; lesser councillor of state; minor councilor; minor councillor
juvenile division (police); juvenile section
sporty girl; athletic girl
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
runaway child; youngster who has run away from home
too few; too little; insufficient
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
small number of children (per family); low birth rate; youngest child (in the family)
pederasty; boy love
juvenile prison; juvenile corrective institution
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
weight loss; weight reduction; weight decrease
trifling; slight
young and old
under-reporting (e.g. income on a tax return)
female juvenile delinquent
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
small territory; assistant director of a district (ritsuryo system)
juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility
young and energetic; up-and-coming
exclusive cut (of meat); rare cut
small amount of rainfall; (a) light rainfall
exceedingly little; exceedingly few; scanty; paltry; puny
Death comes to old and young alike; uncertainty of life
short break; breather; brief recess; rest
virgin; maiden pure in heart
a little; a few; a bit; a touch; a smidge
the rising generation; children
being young and spirited; being young and full of go
small amount of water
nymphophilia; sexual fixation on young girls; lolicon
(being) slightly covetous; a little covetousness
juvenile offender; juvenile delinquent
child labor; child labour
very little; quite few
study hard while you are young; (lit.) boys grow old easily but getting learned is harder
youthful ardor; rash impulse of an inexperienced youth
young and hot-blooded (impetuous)
puniness; youth
decimal point; radix point
short interval of leisure; short break or breather; lull
advanced juvenile training school; special reformatory; juvenile hall for grave offenders
juvenile delinquent under the age of fourteen; minor in trouble with the law
fewest ever; fewest on record; record-low
short and insufficient
juvenile likely to commit a crime; juvenile with a criminal bent; pre-delinquent juvenile; status offender
reduced demand; decline in demand
younger brother; I; me
weak opponent; weak enemy
little sister; younger sister; my younger sister; I; me
canceled only in case of heavy rain
Sei Shonagon chie-no-ita; Japanese puzzle similar to tangram
inadequate capital; undercapitalization
1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa
small favors; small favours
ensign (navy); second lieutenant (marine and army)
oligosaccharide
tropical wet and dry climate; tropical savannah climate
(Shorin-ryu) Okinawa school of karate
narrow majority; shade of difference
Shorin-ryu; Okinawa school of karate
tax exemption for a child under the age of 16
cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia; CSF hypovolemia; intracranial hypotension syndrome
men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system)
inspector (of the Dazaifu)
young person; young servant
young female servant