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单词 shojo
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Definition of shojo in English:

shojo

(also shoujo)
noun ˈʃəʊdʒəʊˈSHōˌjō
mass noun
  • A genre of Japanese comics and animated films aimed primarily at a young female audience, typically characterized by a focus on personal and romantic relationships.

    as modifier the world of shojo manga is the natural habitat for love stories of all possibilities and combinations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A fixture in Japan, shojo manga has just recently arrived on our shores.
    • Having been abandoned by most U.S. comic publishers several decades ago, American girl comic readers have started voraciously consuming shojo manga, the Japanese comics genre targeted to young females.
    • As an adult male, I have to admit that after reading nearly a dozen different shojo titles I find it impossible to critically distinguish between them all.
    • The shojo is located as a liminal identity between childhood and adulthood.
    • Shojo comics have little in common with the corny romance titles of yesteryear.
    • When his mother had invited one of her friends over, she had brought with her a steady collection of shojo comics.
    • Shojo manga are a big part of that boom.
    • Mostly written and drawn by women, shojo usually put cute, strong-willed 13 to 16 year old girls at their center.
    • It's on comic book stands now, so be sure to check'er out next time you're shopping for some shojo manga.
    • Renowned "Astro Boy" manga artist Osamu Tezuka created the first shojo title in 1953.
    • Such codes have since become standardized in shojo manga.
    • With Howl, there are signs that Miyazaki is tiring of the shojo figure.
    • The third issue concerns the relationship between the shojo and audiences/readers.
    • The series, about a family under the unusual curse that makes them transform into animals of the Chinese zodiac, is the best-selling shojo title in the U.S.
    • More than a quarter of the top 50 manga properties in the U.S. listed for the third quarter of 2005 were shojo.
    • Like most shojo the style includes lush costumes, impossibly beautiful boys and, yes, those big, saucer eyes and tiny, button noses.
    • In the field of Japanese studies, the cult of the shojo has received a great deal of attention.
    • American-born shojo talent has also begun to emerge.
    • She says she likes shojo because, "They tell a story in art that makes a person have a special connection."
    • Bizarre fashion spreads teach girls how to look like their favourite shojo idols—the cartoons, not the cartoonists—with makeup tips and where to buy those fabulous Japanese clothes.

Origin

1980s: from Japanese shōjo 'young woman, girl'. Compare with shonen.

 
 

Definition of shojo in US English:

shojo

(also shoujo)
nounˈSHōˌjō
  • A genre of Japanese comics and animated films aimed primarily at a young female audience, typically characterized by a focus on personal and romantic relationships.

    as modifier the world of shojo manga is the natural habitat for love stories of all possibilities and combinations
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The series, about a family under the unusual curse that makes them transform into animals of the Chinese zodiac, is the best-selling shojo title in the U.S.
    • The shojo is located as a liminal identity between childhood and adulthood.
    • Having been abandoned by most U.S. comic publishers several decades ago, American girl comic readers have started voraciously consuming shojo manga, the Japanese comics genre targeted to young females.
    • Mostly written and drawn by women, shojo usually put cute, strong-willed 13 to 16 year old girls at their center.
    • She says she likes shojo because, "They tell a story in art that makes a person have a special connection."
    • Shojo comics have little in common with the corny romance titles of yesteryear.
    • The third issue concerns the relationship between the shojo and audiences/readers.
    • A fixture in Japan, shojo manga has just recently arrived on our shores.
    • With Howl, there are signs that Miyazaki is tiring of the shojo figure.
    • More than a quarter of the top 50 manga properties in the U.S. listed for the third quarter of 2005 were shojo.
    • Like most shojo the style includes lush costumes, impossibly beautiful boys and, yes, those big, saucer eyes and tiny, button noses.
    • Such codes have since become standardized in shojo manga.
    • Bizarre fashion spreads teach girls how to look like their favourite shojo idols—the cartoons, not the cartoonists—with makeup tips and where to buy those fabulous Japanese clothes.
    • Renowned "Astro Boy" manga artist Osamu Tezuka created the first shojo title in 1953.
    • Shojo manga are a big part of that boom.
    • American-born shojo talent has also begun to emerge.
    • As an adult male, I have to admit that after reading nearly a dozen different shojo titles I find it impossible to critically distinguish between them all.
    • In the field of Japanese studies, the cult of the shojo has received a great deal of attention.
    • When his mother had invited one of her friends over, she had brought with her a steady collection of shojo comics.
    • It's on comic book stands now, so be sure to check'er out next time you're shopping for some shojo manga.

Origin

1980s: from Japanese shōjo ‘young woman, girl’. Compare with shonen.

 
 
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