noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Rare, literary term for a person of unusually short stature; in modern Japanese, 小人 (こびと) or ドワーフ are more common. May appear in historical or mythological contexts.
その昔話には、しゅじゅと呼ばれる小さな人が登場する。
In that old tale, a small person called a shuju appears.
「朱儒」という言葉は、現代ではほとんど使われない。
The word 'shuju' is hardly used in modern times.
The kanji 朱儒 and 侏儒 are Chinese-derived compounds meaning 'dwarf'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.