ショウジョ – Vocabulary details

ショウジョ

Meanings

Noun

1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

when read as "しょうじょ"

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

ショ

ウジョ

Used in: 1

Composed of

ショウ

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

ジョ

woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Used in vocabulary (12 in total)

ビショウジョ

beautiful girl

マホウショウジョ

magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch

ショウネンショウジョ

boys and girls

ショウジョシュミ

(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)

フリョウショウジョ

bad girl; juvenile delinquent

イエデショウジョ

runaway girl

ショウジョショウセツ

story for young girls

スポーツショウジョ

sporty girl; athletic girl

ヒコウショウジョ

female juvenile delinquent

ジュンナショウジョ

virgin; maiden pure in heart

ショウジョアイ

nymphophilia; sexual fixation on young girls; lolicon

オキナワベイヘイショウジョボウコウジケン

1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa

Examples (162 in total)

しょうじょショウジョはゆっくりと歩あるいた。

The girl walked slowly.

しょうじょショウジョは恐きょう怖ふで震ふるえた。

The girl trembled with fear.

しょうじょショウジョはあたりを見み回まわした。

The girl looked around.