Vocab Info
N1 Noun, Noun, used as a suffix
嬢unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette
Dictionary Definition
Noun
1.
unmarried woman
Noun, used as a suffix
2.
Miss
after a nameNoun, used as a suffix
3.
-ess, -ette
after a line of work
All Forms
嬢 【じょう】、娘 【じょう】
Common・Uncommon
Details
Pitch Accent
じ
ょ
う
Novels Top 1,100
Examples
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不審者:「嬢ちゃん、こっちへおいで!」
Suspicious person: "Miss, come over here!" {unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette}
通行人:「お嬢さん、ハンカチを落としましたよ。」
Passerby: "Miss, you dropped your handkerchief." {unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette}
会社の受付嬢をしている女性たちは、皆とても美人です。
All the ladies working as receptionists at the company are very beautiful. {unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette}
娘は滑舌が良いから、アナウンス嬢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}
祖母:「嬢ちゃん、いらっしゃい。来るのが楽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}
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