しょうじょ – Vocabulary details

しょうじょ

Meanings

Noun

1. girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady

少しょう女じょがそこに立たっていた。A girl was standing there.

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

Alt. forms

Pitch accent

しょ

うじょ

Used in: 7

Composed of

しょう

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

じょ

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

Used in vocabulary (15 in total)

まほうしょうじょ

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

びしょうじょ

beautiful girl

しょうねんしょうじょ

boys and girls

12 more...

Examples (200 in total)

しょうじょがそこに立たっていた。

A girl was standing there.

しょうじょは恐きょう怖ふで震ふるえた。

The girl trembled with fear.

しょうじょが、こちらを振ふり向むいた。

The girl turned to look this way.