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娘

daughter
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingジョウ
Kun readingむすめ、こ
JōyōGrade 8
  1. girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

Radicals and components

Radical女woman
Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · halo · drop (丶) · silver (金)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1581

Compound words

孫娘まごむすめ
granddaughter
娘婿むすめむこ
son-in-law
一人娘ひとりむすめ
only daughter
愛娘まなむすめ
(one's) beloved daughter
紅娘てんとうむし
ladybug
１人娘ひとりむすめ
only daughter
まな娘まなむすめ
(one's) beloved daughter
看板娘かんばんむすめ
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
母娘丼おやこどん
oyakodon
ひとり娘ひとりむすめ
only daughter
出戻り娘でもどりむすめ
daughter who moves back after divorcing
母娘どんぶりおやこどん
oyakodon

Kun Reading Examples

彼は自分の命を犠牲にして娘を火災から救った。むすめ
He saved his daughter from the fire at the cost of his own life.tatoeba
彼は自分の娘を自慢していた。むすめ
He was proud of his daughter.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は自分の命を犠牲にして娘を火災から救った。
He saved his daughter from the fire at the cost of his own life.tatoeba
彼は自分の娘を自慢していた。
He was proud of his daughter.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 娘

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