嬢
じょう
young lady; daughter; Miss (suffix after a name)
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Examples
受付嬢に用件を伝えた。
うけつけじょうによけんをつたえた。
I told the receptionist what I had come about.
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。
たなかじょうはながねんアメリカにいたので、えいごをはなすのがひじょうにうまい。
Having lived in America for many years, Miss Tanaka speaks English extremely well.
お嬢さんはおいくつですか。
おじょうさんはおいくつですか。
How old is your daughter?
Common patterns
- お嬢さん
- young lady; your daughter
- 令嬢
- daughter of a good family
- 受付嬢
- receptionist (female)
Memory tip
As a name suffix it is old newspaper style for an unmarried woman and sounds dated today; job labels like 受付嬢・エレベーター嬢 now read as quaint or sexist. The living everyday form is お嬢さん, which also politely means "your daughter". Contrast 氏 (Mr) and 女史 (Ms, for an eminent woman).
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