娘

one's daughter; a female child in relation to her parents

Etymology

Native Japanese word; commonly written with the kanji 娘, which also has the Sino-Japanese reading jō in compounds.

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a girl or young woman, especially an unmarried young woman

Etymology

Native Japanese word; the sense developed from “daughter” to refer more generally to a young female person.

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