Where does “shojo” come from?

shojo (English) comes from Japanese 少女, from Middle Chinese しょうじょ.

shojo (English): A style of anime and manga intended for young...

Definitions

  1. A style of anime and manga intended for young...

Ancestry of “shojo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese少女a girl; a style of anime and manga made for...
2Middle Chineseしょうじょ—

Words derived from “shojo”

Every word from Middle Chinese しょうじょ →Every word from Japanese 少女 →