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shojo

/ˈʃəʊˌd͡ʒəʊ/US/ˈʃoʊˌd͡ʒoʊ/

shojo noun: a style of anime and manga intended for young women.

Noun (1)

shojo (uncountable)

  1. A style of anime and manga intended for young women.

Adjective

shojo (comparative more shojo, superlative most shojo)

  1. Being in the style of shōjo manga or anime.

Noun (2)

shojo (plural shojo)

  1. A creature in Japanese folklore, often depicted as a sea spirit with red hair and a fondness for alcohol.

shojo meaning in Bengali and Vietnamese

shojo in Bengali

style of anime and manga
শোজো śōjō

shojo in Vietnamese

style of anime and manga
thiếu nữ

Forms of shojo

Noun
alternative formshōjo
alternative formshoujo
pluralshojo
Adjective
comparativemore shojo
superlativemost shojo

Plural of shojo: shojo

Origin of shojo

From Japanese 少女(しょうじょ) (shōjo, “young woman”).

From Japanese 猩々(しょうじょう) (shōjō).

Words that rhyme with shojo

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Questions about shojo

What does shojo mean?
Shojo means a style of anime and manga intended for young women.
What is shojo in Bengali?
Shojo in Bengali is শোজো (śōjō). See Shojo meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is shojo?
Shojo can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce shojo?
Shojo is pronounced /ˈʃəʊˌd͡ʒəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of shojo?
The plural of shojo is shojo.

Words near shojo in the dictionary

  1. shohets
  2. Shohn
  3. Shoigu
  4. shoji
  5. shojis
  6. shojo
  7. shojosei
  8. Shoka
  9. shoke
  10. shokes
  11. shokkiri

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: shojo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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