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Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word .

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Entry

ょうFreq #8141
1

Common noun

unmarried woman

2

Noun, used as a suffix; After a name

Miss

Examples
田中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.
3

Noun, used as a suffix; After a line of work

-ess; -ette

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

lass, girl, Miss, daughter

16 strokesFrequency 2,059JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジョウ

Kun

むすめ

daughter, girl

10 strokesFrequency 1,145JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ジョウ

Kun

むすめ

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