► 名詞
女の子 [(3)おんなのこ] meaning: girl rank: 1
☆ 若い女の子達に人気の歌手 ⇨ A singer popular among young girls (☛ Not just little girls, but young women up to early 20’s)
少女 [(1)しょうじょ] [liter] meaning: girl rank: 1
☆ 少女雑誌 ⇨ Magazines for young girls (☛ Typically below teenage girls)
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”)
女子 [(1)じょし] [coll] meaning: girl rank: 2
☆ 肉食女子 ⇨ A carnivorous girl. A girl who is aggressive in romance (☛ It used to be a literary word but recently has become a slang word)
乙女 [(2)おとめ] [liter] meaning: girl rank: 3
☆ 夢見る乙女 ⇨ A dreaming young girl
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)
美少女 [(2)びしょうじょ] [liter] meaning: girl rank: 3
☆ 彼女は小さい頃から美少女として有名だった ⇨ She was famous as a beautiful girl from a young age (☛ A beautiful, typically pre-teen and early teen girl)
御転婆 [おてんば] meaning: girl rank: 4
☆ 彼女は大変なお転婆だった ⇨ She used to be a real tomboy
女子 [おなご] [arch] meaning: girl rank: 4
☆ あの娘は女子にしては物凄く力が強い ⇨ She is very strong for a girl
看板娘 [(5)かんばんむすめ] meaning: girl rank: 4
☆ 店の看板娘 ⇨ A pretty girl clerk who attracts customers to the store
幼女 [(1)ようじょ] [liter] meaning: girl rank: 4
☆ 幼女誘拐事件 ⇨ A kidnapping of a little girl (☛ Typically preschoolers)
令嬢 [れいじょう] meaning: girl rank: 4
☆ 彼女は元貴族の家の御令嬢だ ⇨ She is a girl from a former aristocrat family
ロリコン [ろりこん] [coll] meaning: girl rank: 4
☆ 日本のロリコン漫画の殆どは世界の他の国では違法だ ⇨ Many young-girl-themed mangas in Japan are illegal in other countries in the world (☛ From Lolita + complex. A Japanese perverted fetish for young girls)