Kanji

娘

娘

daughter, girl

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

女部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ジョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

むすめ, こ

Common Readings

むすめ

Example sentences

娘 むすめ
娘 は 来年 から 小学生 に なります 。

My daughter will become an elementary school student starting next year.

玉 たま
彼 は 掌中 の 玉 の ように 娘 を 可愛がっている 。

He treasures his daughter as the apple of his eye.

小娘 こむすめ
あんな 小娘 に 何 が できる と いう のだ 。

What can a mere girl like that possibly do?

娘さん むすめさん
隣 の 娘さん は とても 親切 です 。

The neighbor's daughter is very kind.

あの娘 あのこ
あの娘 は いつも 楽しそう に 笑っている 。

That girl is always laughing happily.

一人娘 ひとりむすめ
彼 は 一人娘 を とても 大切に 育てている 。

He is raising his only daughter with great care.

溺愛 できあい
彼 は 一人娘 を 溺愛 している 。

He dotes on his only daughter.

看板娘 かんばんむすめ
彼女 は その カフェ の 看板娘 として 知られている 。

She is known as the poster girl of that cafe.

Example Vocabulary

娘

むすめ

daughter; young woman

小娘

こむすめ

young girl; chit; minx

娘さん

むすめさん

daughter (of someone else); young lady

あの娘

あのこ

that girl

一人娘

ひとりむすめ

only daughter

孫娘

まごむすめ

愛娘

まなむすめ

母娘

おやこ

男の娘

おとこのこ

看板娘

かんばんむすめ

poster girl, a pretty girl who attracts customers to a shop

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