. . "Sh\u014Djo, shojo or shoujo (\u5C11\u5973, sh\u014Djo) is a Japanese word for \"girl\".The word is originally derived from a Chinese expression written with the same characters. The Chinese characters (\u5C11 and \u5973) literally mean young/little and woman respectively. In Japanese, these kanji refer specifically to a young woman approximately 7\u201318 years old."@en .