朱儒
しゅ
じゅ
Meanings
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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.
In that old tale, a small person called a shuju appears.
The word 'shuju' is hardly used in modern times.