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bishoujo

/bɪˈʃəʊd͡ʒəʊ/

bishoujo noun: a genre of anime and manga depicting cute young girls and women.

Noun

bishoujo (uncountable)

  1. A genre of anime and manga depicting cute young girls and women.
    • If you are into bishojo, loli-con, or bishonen materials, be advised that customs *does* frown on what might be considered pornography.1989 September 23, Mark Crispin, “bringing stuff into the US from Japan”, in soc.culture.japan (Usenet)
    • I was really struck by how many of the bishoujo cliches it managed to bring up. We already have the older sister, younger sister, childhood friend, and exotic transfer student. We have a genki girl, a ditzy girl, a hime-sama, and a meido.2006 October 13, Abraham Evangelista, “Re: Crescent Love - dull new anime”, in rec.arts.anime.misc (Usenet)

Forms of bishoujo

alternative formbishojo

Origin of bishoujo

From Japanese 美少女 (bishōjo).

Questions about bishoujo

What does bishoujo mean?
Bishoujo means a genre of anime and manga depicting cute young girls and women.
What part of speech is bishoujo?
Bishoujo is a noun.
How do you pronounce bishoujo?
Bishoujo is pronounced /bɪˈʃəʊd͡ʒəʊ/.

Words near bishoujo in the dictionary

  1. Bishopton
  2. Bishopville
  3. bishopweed
  4. bishopwise
  5. bishopwort
  6. bishoujo
  7. bishounen
  8. bisht
  9. Bishton
  10. bishy barnabee
  11. bishy barnabees

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