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Meaning of (じょう) in Japanese

嬢, 娘
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
じょう
Romaji
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    unmarried woman
  • Parts of speech
    noun, used as a suffix
    Meaning
    (after a name) Miss
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    (after a line of work) -ess; -ette

Examples of 嬢, 娘, じょう in a sentence



Related Kanji

JLPT 1

16 strokes

lass, girl, Miss, daughter

On'Yomi: ジョウ

Kun'Yomi: むすめ

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JLPT 3

10 strokes

daughter, girl

On'Yomi: ジョウ

Kun'Yomi: むすめ, こ

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