シュー

This is the 6381st most frequent Japanese word.


シュー

"シュー" (shū) can mean "shoe," "choux pastry," or represent a sound effect like "whoosh," depending on context.


In this sentence, 'シュー' refers to 'choux' as in choux pastry, the base for making cream puffs.

シュークリームを食べたいです。

I want to eat cream puffs.


Here, 'シュー' mimics a hissing-like sound or an describing onomatopoeia.

シューという音が聞こえました。

I heard a sound like 'shoo'.


In this context, 'シュー' is used as a playful or colloquial nickname for 'shoes'.

彼は自分の靴を「シュー」と呼んでいます。

He calls his shoes 'shoo'.