Vocab Info

N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix

(じょう)unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun

      1.

      unmarried woman

    2. Noun, used as a suffix

      2.

      Miss

      after a name
    3. Noun, used as a suffix

      3.

      -ess, -ette

      after a line of work

    All Forms

    嬢 【じょう】娘 【じょう】

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    Details

    • Pitch Accent

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    Examples

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      不審(ふしん)(しゃ):「(じょう)ちゃん、こっちへおいで!」

      Suspicious person: "Miss, come over here!" {unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette}

      • N1

      通行人(つうこうにん):「お(じょう)さん、ハンカチを()としましたよ。」

      Passerby: "Miss, you dropped your handkerchief." {unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette}

      • N1

      会社(かいしゃ)受付(うけつけ)(じょう)をしている女性(じょせい)たちは、(みな)とても美人(びじん)です。

      All the ladies working as receptionists at the company are very beautiful. {unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette}

      • N1

      (むすめ)滑舌(かつぜつ)()いから、アナウンス(じょう)になるべくしてなったのです。

      My daughter has good diction, so it was inevitable that she would become an announcer. {unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette}

      • N1

      祖母(そぼ):「(じょう)ちゃん、いらっしゃい。()るのが(たの)しみだったのなんのって!」

      Grandmother: "Welcome, Miss. I've been looking forward to your coming so much!" {unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette}

      • N1
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