Moto 娘: Daughter; GirlKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジョウ
- Kun'yomi
- むすめ、こ
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 75 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジョウ)
- 中国娘ちゅうごくじょうChinese girl
- 令娘れいじょうyour daughter; young lady
- 娘子じょうしgirl; young (unmarried) woman
- 娘子軍じょうしぐんfemale-led army; all-female regiment
- 娘核じょうかくdaughter nucleus
- 娘細胞じょうさいぼうdaughter cell
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 娘むすめdaughter
- 一人娘ひとりむすめonly daughter
- 娘婿むすめむこson-in-law
- 孫娘まごむすめgranddaughter
- あの娘あのこthat child; that kid
- おてんば娘おてんばむすめtomboy; hoyden
- おとこの娘おとこのこyoung man who has a feminine aesthetic
- おぼこ娘おぼこむすめinnocent girl; naive girl
- お転婆娘おてんばむすめtomboy; hoyden
- ひとり娘ひとりむすめonly daughter
- まな娘まなむすめone's beloved daughter
- まま娘ままむすめstepdaughter
- めがねっ娘めがねっこgirl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
- オレっ娘オレっこyoung woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore"
- ドジっ娘ドジっこclumsy girl
- ボクっ娘ボクっこyoung woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
- 万年娘まんねんむすめwoman of perennial youth
- 妹娘いもうとむすめyounger daughter
- 姉娘あねむすめelder daughter; older daughter
- 娘さんむすめさんdaughter
- 娘っこむすめっこgirl; lass
- 娘っ子むすめっこgirl; lass
- 娘一人に婿八人むすめひとりにむこはちにんbeing besieged by suitors; to be popular
- 娘分むすめぶんtreating somebody as one's own daughter; someone who is treated as a daughter
- 娘役むすめやくfemale part or role (drama, kabuki, etc.)
- 娘心むすめごころgirlish mind; girlish innocence
- 娘盛りむすめざかりbloom of youth; prime of girlhood
- 家付きの娘いえつきのむすめdaughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home
- 家付き娘いえつきむすめdaughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home
- 家付娘いえつきむすめdaughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home
- 小娘こむすめyoung girl; lass
- 小袋と小娘こぶくろとこむすめto raise a girl is costlier than one would expect (like how a small bag can hold more than it seems); small bag and young woman
- 弟娘おとうとむすめyounger daughters
- 愛娘まなむすめone's beloved daughter
- 末娘すえむすめyoungest daughter
- 村娘むらむすめvillage girl
- 猫娘ねこむすめcatgirl; character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
- 生娘きむすめvirgin; innocent young woman
- 男の娘おとこのこyoung man who has a feminine aesthetic
- 町娘まちむすめtown girl; girl raised in a town
- 看板娘かんばんむすめpretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
Other readings
- すがる娘子すがるおとめwasp-waisted girl
- メガネっ娘めがねっこgirl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
- 俺っ娘オレっこyoung woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore"
- 俺娘オレっこyoung woman who uses the first person pronoun "ore"
- 僕っ娘ボクっこyoung woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
- 姑娘クーニャンgirl (esp. Chinese); young unmarried woman
- 娘娘ニャンニャンNiangniang; Chinese goddess
- 娘御じょうしgirl; young (unmarried) woman
- 彼の娘あのこthat child; that kid
- 母娘おやこmother and daughter
- 母娘丼おやこどんoyakodon; chicken and egg on rice
- 父娘おやこfather and daughter
- 田舎娘いなかむすめcountry girl
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