"少女" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ɕo̞ːʑo̞] Forms: 少女 [canonical] (ruby: (しょう), (じょ)), shōjo [romanization], seudyo [romanization], せうぢよ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese compound 少女 (MC syewX|syewH nrjoX|nrjoH). Compare modern Mandarin 少女 (shàonǚ). Etymology templates: {{lang|ja|少女}} 少女, {{bor|ja|ltc|-|sort=しょうじょ}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|少女}} 少女 (MC syewX|syewH nrjoX|nrjoH), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|少女}} 少女 (shàonǚ) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しょうじょ|hhira=せうぢよ}} 少(しょう)女(じょ) • (shōjo) ^(←せうぢよ (seudyo)?)
  1. a (young, little) girl
    Sense id: en-少女-ja-noun-SLMEr0c3
  2. (anime, manga) a style of anime and manga made for young women, shojo
    Sense id: en-少女-ja-noun-qdlK8Jfa Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese fiction, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Japanese words with multiple readings Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 3 11 3 54 3 3 3 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 7 2 69 2 2 2 5 7 Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 45 7 2 12 17 16 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 36 5 2 16 18 20 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 3 43 4 3 17 16 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 21 7 5 22 15 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 3 44 5 3 15 13 17 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 41 3 2 15 18 19 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 6 94 Disambiguation of Japanese words with multiple readings: 3 44 5 3 15 13 17 Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, literature, manga, media, publishing, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 少女歌劇 (shōjo kageki) (ruby: 少女歌劇(しょうじょかげき)) (english: a kind of traditional Japanese light drama with no male actors and mostly young girls playing the parts), 少女趣味 (shōjo shumi) (ruby: 少女趣味(しょうじょしゅみ)) (english: hobbies or interest common to young girls), 少女時代: girlhood (shōjo jidai), one's girlhood Related terms: 子供 (kodomo) (ruby: 子供(こども)) (english: child), 処女 (shojo) (ruby: 処女(しょじょ)) (english: a female virgin, a maiden), 女性: the feminine gender (josei), female, woman, 少年 (shōnen) (ruby: 少年(しょうねん)) (english: young boy), 青年 (seinen) (ruby: 青年(せいねん)) (english: young man), 男性: the masculine gender (dansei), male, man
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [o̞to̞me̞] Forms: 少女 [canonical] (ruby: (おと), ()), otome [romanization]
Etymology: From Old Japanese. Originally a compound of 乙 (oto, “young, little”) + 女 (me, “female, girl”). Compare 男 (otoko, “man”), originally meaning "young boy". Etymology templates: {{inh|ja|ojp|-|sort=おとめ}} Old Japanese, {{compound|ja|乙|女|sort=おとめ|t1=young, little|t2=female, girl|tr1=oto|tr2=me}} 乙 (oto, “young, little”) + 女 (me, “female, girl”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おとめ}} 少(おと)女(め) • (otome)
  1. a young woman, adult but unmarried: a maiden
    Sense id: en-少女-ja-noun-IYF7oXFL
  2. a girl
    Sense id: en-少女-ja-noun-76hsWKE5
  3. a female virgin
    Sense id: en-少女-ja-noun-GQpqOfca Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Female children Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 21 7 5 22 15 25 Disambiguation of Female children: 1 2 1 1 90 2 2
  4. (mythology) a celestial maiden, a fairy, a nymph
    Sense id: en-少女-ja-noun-Ce4eOIjJ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Mythology, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 21 7 5 22 15 25 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  5. (Shinto) a young woman dancer performing at the 五節 (Gosechi) ceremony in the eleventh lunar month
    Sense id: en-少女-ja-noun-YghABBP~ Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Shinto, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 5 21 7 5 22 15 25 Topics: Shinto, lifestyle, religion
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: (otoko) (ruby: (おとこ)) (english: a man)
Etymology number: 2 Derived forms: 少女さび (otomesabi) (ruby: 少女(おとめ)) (english: behavior appropriate to an adult unmarried woman), 少女の頭: alternate term for 萱藻海苔 (otome no kashira), カヤモノリ (kayamonori), a type of sea vegetable in order Ectocarpales (alt: syn. Scytosiphonales), of class Phaeophyceae (english: brown alga), used to make nori, 少女子: an unmarried young woman (otomeko), a girl, young woman who dances kagura at a shrine, a miko, 少女心: a girl's innocence (otomegokoro), a girl's sensitive nature, 少女文楽 (otome bunraku) (ruby: 少女文楽(おとめぶんらく)) (english: a kind of one-person puppet show performed by girls or young women), 少女巫 (otome miko) (ruby: 少女巫(おとめみこ)) (english: a female miko)
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      "roman": "shōjo shumi",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "少女趣味",
          "しょうじょしゅみ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "少女趣味"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shōjo jidai",
      "word": "少女時代: girlhood"
    },
    {
      "word": "one's girlhood"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "少女"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese compound 少女 (MC syewX|syewH nrjoX|nrjoH). Compare modern Mandarin 少女 (shàonǚ).",
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    {
      "form": "少女",
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          "少",
          "しょう"
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          "女",
          "じょ"
        ]
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    },
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      "form": "shōjo",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seudyo",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "せうぢよ",
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        "hiragana",
        "historical"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "english": "child",
      "roman": "kodomo",
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        [
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        ]
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    },
    {
      "english": "a female virgin, a maiden",
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      "ruby": [
        [
          "処女",
          "しょじょ"
        ]
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      "word": "処女"
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      "roman": "josei",
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    },
    {
      "word": "female"
    },
    {
      "word": "woman"
    },
    {
      "english": "young boy",
      "roman": "shōnen",
      "ruby": [
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          "少年",
          "しょうねん"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "english": "young man",
      "roman": "seinen",
      "ruby": [
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    {
      "roman": "dansei",
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    },
    {
      "word": "male"
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    {
      "word": "man"
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        "a (young, little) girl"
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          "girl",
          "girl"
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          "manga",
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        "film",
        "literature",
        "manga",
        "media",
        "publishing",
        "television"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "other": "しょーじょ"
    },
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      "ipa": "[ɕo̞ːʑo̞]"
    }
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}

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    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms derived from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms inherited from Old Japanese",
    "Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji",
    "Japanese terms with 2 kanji",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with multiple readings",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese words with multiple readings",
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      "english": "behavior appropriate to an adult unmarried woman",
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    },
    {
      "roman": "otome no kashira",
      "word": "少女の頭: alternate term for 萱藻海苔"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kayamonori",
      "word": "カヤモノリ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "syn. Scytosiphonales",
      "word": "a type of sea vegetable in order Ectocarpales"
    },
    {
      "english": "brown alga",
      "word": "of class Phaeophyceae"
    },
    {
      "word": "used to make nori"
    },
    {
      "roman": "otomeko",
      "word": "少女子: an unmarried young woman"
    },
    {
      "word": "a girl"
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    {
      "word": "young woman who dances kagura at a shrine"
    },
    {
      "word": "a miko"
    },
    {
      "roman": "otomegokoro",
      "word": "少女心: a girl's innocence"
    },
    {
      "word": "a girl's sensitive nature"
    },
    {
      "english": "a kind of one-person puppet show performed by girls or young women",
      "roman": "otome bunraku",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "少女文楽",
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        ]
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      "word": "少女文楽"
    },
    {
      "english": "a female miko",
      "roman": "otome miko",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "少女巫",
          "おとめみこ"
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    },
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    {
      "form": "少女",
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      "english": "a man",
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          "woman"
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          "adult",
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          "girl"
        ]
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      "glosses": [
        "a female virgin"
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          "virgin",
          "virgin"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "ja:Mythology"
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      ],
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        ],
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          "fairy",
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      ],
      "topics": [
        "human-sciences",
        "mysticism",
        "mythology",
        "philosophy",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
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      ],
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        "a young woman dancer performing at the 五節 (Gosechi) ceremony in the eleventh lunar month"
      ],
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          "Shinto",
          "Shinto"
        ],
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          "dancer",
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        ],
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          "五節",
          "五節#Japanese"
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          "lunar month",
          "lunar month"
        ]
      ],
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        "(Shinto) a young woman dancer performing at the 五節 (Gosechi) ceremony in the eleventh lunar month"
      ],
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        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
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    {
      "other": "おとめ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[o̞to̞me̞]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "少女"
}

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