しょうじょ
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"
Kanji used
few
woman
Pitch accent
しょ
うじょ
Top 1400
Composed of
small; little; few
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
sporty girl; athletic girl
female juvenile delinquent
virgin; maiden pure in heart
nymphophilia; sexual fixation on young girls; lolicon
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)
The girl walked slowly.
The girl trembled with fear.
The girl looked around.