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少女

しょうじょ

girl

Mnemonic

She reaches up and takes her mother’s hand without looking. Show Jo しょうじょ where the swings are: しょうじょ.

Worth knowing

A written, slightly literary word. In speech you'd say 女の子 おんなのこ.

Built from

few, a little
小 small with one more stroke slicing a bit off the corner.
woman
A pictograph, a figure kneeling, arms folded across.

Words sharing these kanji

a bit, a little while few, little a little more, a bit more boy at least a little, somewhat a little, a few she, her, girlfriend girl woman, girl woman, female woman, girl

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