"shojo" meaning in English

See shojo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʃoʊd͡ʒoʊ/ Forms: more shojo [comparative], most shojo [superlative]
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From the Japanese 少女 (shōjo, “young woman”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ja|少女||young woman|tr=shōjo}} Japanese 少女 (shōjo, “young woman”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} shojo (comparative more shojo, superlative most shojo)
  1. (anime, manga) Being in the style of shōjo manga or anime. Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Fiction
    Sense id: en-shojo-en-adj-D4GD18Wl Disambiguation of Fiction: 34 41 26 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 52 48 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shoujo Coordinate_terms: shonen (english: male audience)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ʃoʊd͡ʒoʊ/
Rhymes: -əʊ Etymology: From the Japanese 少女 (shōjo, “young woman”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ja|少女||young woman|tr=shōjo}} Japanese 少女 (shōjo, “young woman”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shojo (uncountable)
  1. (anime, manga) A style of anime and manga intended for young women. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Japanese fiction, Fiction, Manga genres Translations (style of anime and manga): শোজো (śōjō) (Bengali), 少女 (shàonǚ) (Chinese Mandarin), 少女漫畫 (Chinese Mandarin), 少女漫画 (shàonǚ mànhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), 少女 (shōjo) (alt: しょうじょ) (Japanese), 少女漫画 (shōjo-manga) (alt: しょうじょまんが) (Japanese), 소녀 (sonyeo) (Korean), 소녀 만화 (sonyeo manhwa) (Korean), шоожо (šoožo) (Mongolian), сё́дзё (sjódzjo) [feminine, indeclinable] (Russian), сё́дзё-ма́нга (sjódzjo-mánga) [feminine] (Russian), thiếu nữ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-shojo-en-noun-fzi7~ekK Disambiguation of Fiction: 34 41 26 Disambiguation of Manga genres: 33 43 24 Categories (other): English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 52 48 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: shoujo Coordinate_terms: shonen (english: male audience)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: shojo [plural]
Etymology: Japanese 猩々 Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ja|猩々}} Japanese 猩々 Head templates: {{en-noun|shojo}} shojo (plural shojo)
  1. (folklore) A creature in Japanese folklore, often depicted as a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol. Categories (topical): Folklore, Fiction
    Sense id: en-shojo-en-noun-A~YsFUWH Disambiguation of Fiction: 34 41 26 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 80 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 5 88 Topics: arts, folklore, history, human-sciences, literature, media, publishing, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ja",
        "3": "猩々"
      },
      "expansion": "Japanese 猩々",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Japanese 猩々",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shojo",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "shojo"
      },
      "expansion": "shojo (plural shojo)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Folklore"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A creature in Japanese folklore, often depicted as a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "folklore",
          "folklore"
        ],
        [
          "Japanese",
          "Japanese"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(folklore) A creature in Japanese folklore, often depicted as a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "arts",
        "folklore",
        "history",
        "human-sciences",
        "literature",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shojo"
}

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