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娘
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daughter
Examples
彼女は娘の身支度を手伝った。
She aided her daughter in dressing.
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girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Examples
私は若い娘の厚化粧は好まない。
I don't like heavy makeup on a young girl.
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Common noun
unmarried woman
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Noun, used as a suffix; After a name
Miss
Examples
田中嬢は長年アメリカにいたので英語を話すのが非常にうまい。
Having been in America for many years, Miss Tanaka is a very good speaker of English.
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Noun, used as a suffix; After a line of work
-ess; -ette
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daughter
Examples
あなたの娘さんはいつ成年に達したのですか。
When did your daughter come of age?
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son-in-law
Examples
彼の娘婿は海外の支店に転勤になった。
His son-in-law was transferred to an overseas branch.
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treating someone as one's own daughter; someone who is treated as a daughter
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Archaic
woman who manages geisha (Edo period)
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Idiomatic expression
being besieged by suitors; to be popular; eight suitors for one daughter
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娘 only used for women
that child; that kid; that boy; that girl; that young lady
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Archaic; Esp. used by brothel owners or senior prostitutes when addressing servant girls
you
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Oft. used derog. or teasingly
young girl; lass; adolescent female
Examples
「安いですね。じゃあ10ヤードください」小娘が答えた。
"That's cheap. I'll take ten yards," the girl answered.
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granddaughter
Examples
「ここだわ。ちょうどここがいい」と孫娘はいいました。
"There," said the granddaughter, "that's just the place."