Vocabulary

What does 娘 (むすめ, musume) mean?

娘 (むすめ, musume) means daughter (one's own); young woman.

Quick facts
Readingむすめ
Romajimusume
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
むすめ
N4 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmusume

daughter (one's own); young woman

  1. 1noun daughter
  2. 2noun girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

Example sentences

  • I bought a book for my daughter.

  • My daughter attends elementary school.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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