JLPT N1 · 16 strokes
Kanji 嬢: "lass, girl, Miss"
The kanji 嬢 means "lass, girl, Miss, daughter". It is written with 16 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジョウ in on'yomi and むすめ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
むすめ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | lass, girl, Miss, daughter |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 16 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2059 of 2,501 |
Common words with 嬢
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- お嬢様mademoiselle (fille d'autrui, respectueux) · demoiselle choyée, fille de bonne famille
- お嬢さん(another's) daughter · young lady
- 令嬢(your) daughter; young woman · daughter of a good family
- 嬢unmarried woman · Miss
- お嬢(another's) daughter · young lady
- 嬢ちゃんyoung girl; young lady
- 受付嬢receptionist; reception woman
- 御令嬢your daughter; young woman
- 深窓の令嬢closeted maiden; carefully raised girl from a well-to-do family
- キャバ嬢hostess (in a hostess bar)
- 嬢さん(another's) daughter · young lady (esp. of respectable upbringing)
- 風俗嬢woman who works in the sex industry
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