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しょうちょう
Archaic
Meanings
Archaic
Noun
Historical
1. men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryō system)
Alt. forms
少
しょう
丁
ちょう
しょうちょう
Pitch accent
⚠
しょ
うちょう
Composed of
しょう
small; little; few
ちょう
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles