漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

4Junior high level10 strokesRadical
On
ジョウ
Kun
むすめ・こ
Meaning
daughter; girl

Origin

ORIGIN

女 "woman" with 良 "fine": a young woman — a daughter, a girl.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

むすめ娘・娘心・小娘

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • むすめ

    daughter; girl

  • 小娘こむすめ

    young girl

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

近所の娘さんが手伝ってくれた。

A girl from the neighbourhood helped us.

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