Kanji

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

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.

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.

孫娘 まごむすめ
祖父は週末に孫娘と公園へ行った。

The grandfather went to the park with his granddaughter over the weekend.

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.

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