娘（むすめ）
JLPT N5 · noun
Pitch accent: odaka (tail-high) — high to the end, drops on a following particle (accent on mora 3)
Meaning: daughter
Example sentences
- 娘は来年、大学生になる。 — My daughter is starting university next year.
- 週末、娘と一緒に料理をした。 — I cooked together with my daughter over the weekend.
Idioms & proverbs containing “娘”
- 小袋と小娘 (こぶくろとこむすめ) — to raise a girl is costlier than one would expect (like how a small bag can hold more than it seems); small bag and young woman
- 娘一人に婿八人 (むすめひとりにむこはちにん) — being besieged by suitors; to be popular; eight suitors for one daughter
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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