Word Meaning

むすめ musume

娘 is read as むすめ (musume) and means daughter.

Meaning

English

  1. daughter
  2. girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

Reading

Kana

むすめ

Romaji

musume

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 息子 Rank 6403 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

一人娘

ひとりむすめ

only daughter

娘婿

むすめむこ

son-in-law

孫娘

まごむすめ

granddaughter

Example Sentences

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わたしのむすめはしょうがくせいです。

My daughter is in elementary school.

かれにはむすめがふたりいます。

He has two daughters.

そのむすめはえきでともだちをまっていた。

The girl was waiting for her friend at the station.

みせのむすめがげんきにあいさつした。

The girl at the shop greeted me cheerfully.

むすめのたんじょうびにほんをおくった。

I gave my daughter a book for her birthday.

あのむすめはうたがとてもじょうずだ。

That girl sings very well.

むすめはらいねん、だいがくにはいる。

My daughter will enter university next year.

そのむすめはまだけっこんしていない。

That young woman is not married yet.

むすめがねつをだしたので、きょうはかいしゃをやすむ。

My daughter has a fever, so I'm taking the day off work today.

She is my daughter.