Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2059 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: lass, girl, Miss, daughter

Kunyomi: むすめ

Onyomi: ジョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: woman, female

Examples

Onyomi Examples

ジョウ unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette

娘核 ジョウカク daughter nucleus

レイジョウ (your) daughter, young woman

アイジョウ one's beloved daughter

Kunyomi Examples

娘子 じょうし girl, young (unmarried) woman, (grown) woman, lady, (someone else's) wife

娘細胞 じょうさいぼう daughter cell