Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bishoujo

/bɪˈʃəʊd͡ʒəʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables
bishou-jo
IPA
/bɪˈʃəʊd͡ʒəʊ/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A genre of anime and manga depicting cute young girls and women.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Japanese 美少女 (bishōjo).

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Usage

Inflected Forms

bishojo (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce bishoujo?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪˈʃəʊd͡ʒəʊ/.
What does bishoujo mean?
A genre of anime and manga depicting cute young girls and women.
Where does bishoujo come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce bishoujo

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/bɪˈʃəʊd͡ʒəʊ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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