Shojo

Shojo may refer to:

• Shōjo (少女), the Japanese word for "young girl". This word is often romanized as either shojo (without a macron) or shoujo
• Shōjō (猩々 or 猩猩), in Japanese mythology, refers to a sea spirit with red face and hair and a fondness for alcohol
• Shōjō (猩々 or 猩猩), a less common Japanese word for orangutan
• Shojo (処女), the Japanese word for "female virgin"
• Shojō (書状), the Japanese word for letter (message)
• Shōjo manga, manga with a target demographic of young or teenage girls

People with the surname

• Yuki Shoujou (born 1980), Japanese mixed martial artist

See also

• Shōjo Comic, a shōjo magazine published by Shogakukan since 1968
• Shōjō-ji, a Buddhist temple in Yugawa, Japan
• Shōnen (disambiguation), the Japanese word for "young boy" or "youth"