Explore Shojo through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Shojo in a sentence
Shojo meaning
A style of anime and manga intended for young women.
Using Shojo
- The main meaning on this page is: A style of anime and manga intended for young women.
- In the example corpus, shojo often appears in combinations such as: shojo anime, and shojo.
Context around Shojo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Shojo
- In this selection, "shojo" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kasotsuka, regular, typical, anime, virtual and trope stand out and add context to how "shojo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a regular shojo grows darker and a typical shojo protagonist she. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "shojo" sits close to words such as aal, aalto and aardvark, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with shojo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Shojo fan service is a bit different. (7 words)
It heavily influenced fantasy, mecha, and isekai shojo romances that would follow. (12 words)
Although it begins as a regular shojo, grows darker as each episode passes. (13 words)
While some of the all-time best shojo anime series like have only one season for fans to indulge in, there's no shortage of acclaimed anime series that last longer than one season and improve over time. (38 words)
Chise has qualities that make her very much like a typical shojo protagonist: she's down on her luck, she trusts people easily, and she's kind and selfless enough to rival a Disney princess. (35 words)
Shonen anime particularly has many examples of amazing friendships between guys, but shonen and shojo have supportive relationships between girls and women that last through maturity and life changes. (29 words)
Example sentences (19)
A campaign poster of female idol group Kasotsuka Shojo (Virtual Currency Girls) is displayed at a hall during their live stage performance in Tokyo on Jan.
A Girl & Her Guard Dog celebrates every shojo trope without remorse, whether it's saving the girl from spoiled dates or sharing a cramped-up space.
Although it begins as a regular shojo, grows darker as each episode passes.
Chise has qualities that make her very much like a typical shojo protagonist: she's down on her luck, she trusts people easily, and she's kind and selfless enough to rival a Disney princess.
It heavily influenced fantasy, mecha, and isekai shojo romances that would follow.
Shojo anime relies on a lot of silly tropes, but that's what makes it so magical sometimes.
Shojo fan service is a bit different.
Shonen anime is arguably the most popular demographic in the medium compared to shojo, josei, and seinen.
Shonen anime particularly has many examples of amazing friendships between guys, but shonen and shojo have supportive relationships between girls and women that last through maturity and life changes.
Shonen is targeted at young boys, while shojo is geared toward young girls.
The 2016 redub of the anime would fix this to make them out-and-out lesbians than shojo Lannisters.
The Hurt-Comfort trope is very popular in fan-written works and shojo anime.
While Kaguya, Shirogane, and Ishigami are fully consumed by this shojo virus, Chika remains completely immune and ruins the mood as always.
While most hot spring episodes in shojo anime are purely for raising the temperature, sometimes they end up bringing the main couple closer.
While Ouran High School Host Club pokes fun at the shojo genre, it's also a heartwarming romance that never fails to keep audiences laughing.
While some of the all-time best shojo anime series like have only one season for fans to indulge in, there's no shortage of acclaimed anime series that last longer than one season and improve over time.
While western anime fans may recognize far more iconic shonen shows, shojo series are still immensely popular all over the world.
If The Ancient Magus Bride were shojo, it probably wouldn't look much different than it does as shonen.
My typical go-to is the Old Fashioned; at Shojo their take uses Japanese blended whisky and green tea-infused honey, with a grapefruit twist ($14).
Common combinations with shojo
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: