Kanji

娘

Meaning

daughter and girl

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • むすめ むこ son-in-law
  • ひとり むすめ only daughter
  • まご むすめ granddaughter
  • おや こ parent and daughter
  • あの こ that child
  • はは こ mother and daughter

On'yomi

  • じょう し girl
  • じょう かく daughter nucleus
  • れい じょう your daughter

Practice Writing

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Related Entries

娘 むすめ
daughter, girl (i.e. a young, ...
娘 じょう
unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -...

Component Analysis

娘
daughter, girl
むすめ, こ, ジョウ
女
woman, female
おんな, め, ジョ
良
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い, -よ.い, リョウ
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ
艮
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら, コン, ゴン

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