しょ
じょ
しゅ

noun

  1. (school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.).
  2. interest in young girls (rather than adult women).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
しょ
じょ
しゅ
少女趣味 しょうじょしゅみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

few, little
すこ.し ショウ すく.ない (2nd, N4)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
purport, gist, elegance
シュ おもむき おもむ.く (7th, N1)
run
はし.る ソウ はしり (2nd, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
take, fetch, take up
と.る シュ とり (3rd, N3)
ear
みみ ジ がみ (1st, N3)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)
flavor, taste
ミ あじ (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)