JLPT N3 · 10 strokes
Kanji 娘: "daughter, girl"
The kanji 娘 means "daughter, girl". It is written with 10 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N3, read ジョウ in on'yomi and むすめ, こ 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)
むすめこ
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 | daughter, girl |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 10 |
| JLPT level | N3 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1145 of 2,501 |
Common words with 娘
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 娘daughter · girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
- 小娘jeune fille, gamine
- 娘さんdaughter
- 一人娘only daughter
- 孫娘granddaughter
- 愛娘(one's) beloved daughter
- 母娘mother and daughter
- 看板娘pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
- 男の娘young male with a feminine appearance (esp. one who crossdresses and has a feminine gender expression); femboy
- 町娘town girl; girl raised in a town
- 村娘village girl
- 生娘virgin; innocent young woman
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