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[しょう()·じょ()]
shoujo
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[しょう()·じょ()]
shoujo
[おと()·()]
otome
[おと()·()]
otome

English Meaning(s) for 少女

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)

Definition and Synonyms for 少女

Girl a youthful female person
Synonyms: めこ, ガール, ギャル, メッチェン, 乙女子, 児女, 女児, 女子, 女の子, 女の子, 女の童, , 娘さん, 娘子, , お嬢さん, 子女, 小女, 小女, 少女, 幼女, 早乙女, 童女
Girl a young woman
Synonyms: めこ, ガール, ミッシー, マドモアゼル, ヤングレディー, 乙女子, 女子, 女の子, 女の子, , , , お姉さん, 姉さん, , 娘子, , お嬢さん, 嬢さん, 嬢さん, 少女, 早乙女
Lass a girl or young woman who is unmarried
Synonyms: めこ, 女子, 小娘, 少女
Maid an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
Synonyms: 処女, 少女
Virgin a person who has never had sex
Synonyms: おぼこ, おぼこい, バージン, 処女, 少女, 手入らず, 生娘, 生息子, 童貞

Meanings for each kanji in 少女

» few; little
» woman; female

Categories 少女 is a member of

Female a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies
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Innocent a person who lacks knowledge of evil
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Girl a young woman
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Adult Female an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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Sample Sentences for 少女

The girl staring back at me was angry.
The girl went to sleep.
The girl was kind enough to show me the way to the museum.
Who is that pretty girl?
Little girls sing merrily.

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what about otome? is it still used and if so where? 

#3 Posted by youstolemylife over 6 years ago

what about otome? is it still used and if so where? 

#2 Posted by youstolemylife over 6 years ago

Watashi wa mahou shoujo desu.

私は魔法少女です。

#1 Posted by morisummer over 7 years ago


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