► 名詞
娘 [むすめ] meaning: daughter rank: 1
☆ うちの娘 ⇨ My daughter
娘 [むすめ] meaning: girl rank: 1
☆ 街は着物を着た若い娘達で溢れていた ⇨ The town was full of young girls wearing kimonos (☛ Up to early 20’s. Note 息子(むすこ) is never used as a generic “young man”)
娘 [こ] meaning: girl rank: 3
☆ あの娘可愛いよな ⇨ That girl is pretty, isn’t she? (☛ Typically used as あの娘, その娘, この娘)
More examples:
- うちの娘がお姫様の衣装を着ている ⇨ My daughter is wearing a princess costume
- 娘が二十歳になった ⇨ My daughter has turned 20 years old
- うちの娘はすっかり大人っぽくなった ⇨ My daughter has fully grown into an adult
- うちの母親・姉・弟・夫・妻・息子・娘・祖母・叔父・犬・猫 ⇨ My mother, big sister, little brother, husband, wife, son, daughter, grandmother, uncle, dog, cat
- うちの娘は小学生だ ⇨ My daughter is an elementary school student
- 彼は駅に娘を拾いに行った ⇨ He’s gone to the station to pick up his daughter
- 彼女はある時は純真な娘の役、ある時は売春婦の役を演じた ⇨ She sometimes played a role of an innocent girl, sometimes a role of a prostitute
- お前あの娘に気があるのか？ ⇨ Are you interested in that girl?
- あんないい娘が彼女なんて、いいな ⇨ I envy him that such a nice girl is his girlfriend
- うちの娘は高校生だ ⇨ My daughter is in high school
- 年頃の娘 ⇨ A young woman ready for marriage
- 彼女は娘の髪に花飾りを付けた ⇨ She attached a flower clip on her daughter’s hair
- うちの娘は一人で生活し始めた ⇨ My daughter has started living on her own
- うちの愛娘 ⇨ My beloved daughter
- うちの娘が息子を泣かせた ⇨ My daughter made my son cry