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.
「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.
Rare kanji spelling for 'dwarf'; primarily found in classical or literary contexts.
Alternate rare kanji spelling; also used in classical texts.
A variant spelling of the Chinese-derived 侏儒 “dwarf,” with 朱 substituted for the homophonous 侏.