Definition of 少女 (しょうじょ)
しょうじょ
少女
しょうじょ
shoujo
Common word
noun
1.
little girl, maiden, young lady, female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2.
female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)(archaism)(only relevant for 少女 and しょうじょ)
Other readings:
少女【おとめ】
、乙女【おとめ】
、小女【しょうじょ】
Related Kanji
| 少 | few, little |
| 女 | woman, female |
| 乙 | the latter, duplicate, strange, witty, fishhook radical (no. 5) |
| 小 | little, small |