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Japanese word 少女: young girl / maiden / little girl. Meanings and example sentences.

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少女 (しょうじょ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

少女 (しょうじょ) means young girl / maiden / little girl.

See example sentences below.

少女 at a glance

少女
しょうじょshoujo
N3noun
young girl / maiden / little girl
少女しょうじょshoujoN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 少女

Core meaning

young girl / maiden / little girl

Basic example sentences

Example 1

その少女は公園で遊んでいる。

Translation

The young girl is playing in the park.

Example 2

昔話にはよく少女が出てくる。

Translation

Fairy tales often have young girls in them.

少女 (しょうじょ): meaning and examples | Daily Nihongo