Word Meaning 養女

ようじょ youjo

養女 is read as ようじょ (youjo) and means adopted daughter.

Meaning

English

  1. adopted daughter
  2. foster daughter

Reading

Kana

ようじょ

Romaji

youjo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 17162 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

女子栄養大学短期大学部

じょしえいようだいがくたんきだいがくぶ

Junior College of Kagawa Nutrition University

女子栄養大学

じょしえいようだいがく

Kagawa Nutrition University

養成

ようせい

training

養子

ようし

adopted child (usu. male)

養殖

ようしょく

aquaculture

養う

やしなう

to adopt (a child)

養蚕

ようさん

sericulture

養鶏

ようけい

poultry raising

養豚

ようとん

pig-keeping

養老院

ようろういん

home for the aged

養護

ようご

nursing

養育

よういく

bringing up

Example Sentences

2

They adopted the little girl.

He adopted a war orphan and is bringing her up as a foster daughter.