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Japanese symbol for “maiden”

Romaji: shojo
virgin (usu. female); maiden

In Japanese, maiden is , read (shojo).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n virgin (usu. female); maiden
  2. adj-f virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity
  3. adj-f debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)

Kanji and stroke order

dispose, manage, deal with
on: ショ
kun: ところ、-こ、お.る
5 strokes · JLPT 2
woman, female
on: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ
kun: おんな、め
3 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “maiden”

WordReadingMeaning
おとめ otome(young) girl; maiden; young lady
おとめご otomegogirl; maiden
おぼこ obokovirgin; maiden

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょり shoriprocessing; dealing with; treatment
しょぶん shobundisposal; throwing away; selling off
たいしょ taishodealing with; coping with
しょち shochimeasure; step; dealing with
しょけい shokeiexecution
じょせい joseiwoman; female
かのじょ kanojoshe; her
じょし joshiwoman; girl

See also: Chinese symbol for “maiden”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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