Illustration: A girl of about ten sits on a low playground swing in a residential Japanese park, wearing a simple sweatshirt, shorts, and trainers. Her feet rest on the sand as she carefully balances a tiny fallen leaf on one knee.

JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

少しょう女じょ

shoujo

girl, young girl

Example sentences

少女しょうじょは恐怖きょうふで震ふるえた。
The girl trembled with fear.
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あの少女しょうじょは誰だれですか。
Who’s that girl?
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あの少女しょうじょの目めは青あおい。
That girl’s eyes are blue.
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Kanji in 少女

少few; littleOnショウKunすくない・すこし
女woman; femaleOnジョ・ニョ・ニョウKunおんな・め

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