Japanese Conversation · Level 113
60 words
Japanese word
お嬢さん
Pronunciation
Romajiojōsan
Meaning
- noundaughter
Example
お嬢さんは学生です。o jō sa n wa gaku sei de su
Your daughter is a student.
More examples
田中さんのお嬢さんは絵が上手です。ta naka sa n no o jō sa n wa e ga jō zu de su
Ms. Tanaka's daughter is good at drawing.
Core concept
Presents a female person as a daughter or young woman while adding a respectful distance to the reference.
Common phrases
お嬢さんと話すo jō sa n to hana su
talk with ___
Similar words
娘さんmusumesan: A respectful term for another person's daughter, often used in conversation.
娘musume: A female child or adult who is someone's daughter.
Definition in Japanese
相手の娘を敬って呼ぶ語。また、若い女性に対する敬称。ai te no musume o uyama tte yo bu go ma ta waka i jo sei ni tai su ru kei shō
Word origin
The Japanese word お嬢さん (ojōsan) consists of お (o, "honorific prefix"), 嬢 (jō, "young woman or daughter"), and さん (san, "honorific title").
Usage tips
- お嬢さん (ojōsan) usually refers respectfully to someone else's daughter, while a speaker's own daughter is more often described without this honorific form.
Other meanings
- young ladynoun