Definition of 少丁 (しょうちょう)
しょうちょう
                        少丁
しょうちょう
shouchou
noun
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men 17-20 years, subject to a quarter of the obligations of older men (ritsuryo system)(archaism)
Other readings:
                少丁【しょうてい】
                Related Kanji
| 少 | few, little | 
| 丁 | street, ward, town, counter for guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sign |