Japanese Symbol for
娘musume
daughter · girl · young woman
Readings
Meaning
Daughter, girl, young woman. 娘 (musume) is the everyday word for daughter. お嬢さん (ojōsan) is the polite/respectful form — also used to mean "young lady" generally. 令嬢 (reijō) is a formal literary term.
Example words
お嬢さん
ojōsan
daughter, young lady (polite)
令嬢
reijō
daughter, young woman (formal)
少女
shōjo
girl, maiden, young lady
娘さん
musume-san
your/someone's daughter
一人娘
hitori-musume
only daughter
孫娘
mago-musume
granddaughter
お嬢様 (ojōsama) — the ultra-polite version of "young lady" — is used in Japanese fiction to describe sheltered, wealthy young women. 少女 (shōjo) means young girl or maiden, and gives its name to the shōjo manga genre — comics aimed at teenage girls, famous for romance and emotional storytelling.
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