Japanese

Noun

しょうじょ ‎(romaji shōjo)

1. 少女: A girl, a young woman; a young lady.
2. 小女: A young girl; a humble term for one's own daughter.
3. 商女: A businesswoman; an entertainer, such as a geisha; a prostitute.
4. 娼女, 倡女: A female singer.
5. 小序: A short preface or introduction to a written work, particularly for an anthology of poems.
6. 昇叙, 陞叙: A promotion to high rank at court.
7. 消除, 銷除: A deletion or removal; to delete or erase something.
8. 省除: An omission; to omit something.
9. 生所: A place of birth; (Buddhism) rebirth, reincarnation.
10. 庠序: (rare) A school.