Meaning: しょうちょうn. (Kanji=省庁) ministries and government offices, authorityn. (Kanji=象徴) symbol, attribute, sign, emblem, badge, mark, tokenn. (Kanji=小腸) small intestine, part of the digestive tract comprised of the duodenum jejunum and ileum, primary organ for absorbing digested nutrients into the body (Anatomy)n. (Kanji=正長) Shocho, Japanese era name that extended from 1428 to 1429n. (Kanji=消長) fire chief, officer's rank of a firefighter, one in charge of an organization of firemenv. (Kanji=象徴する) symbolize, represent, signify, stand for, mean, personify