いとはん

noun

young lady; daughter of a good family

Kansai dialect term for a young woman from a respectable family, often with a slightly old-fashioned or affectionate feel. Compare お嬢さん in standard Japanese.

See also: 幼様

• あのいとはんは、いつも上じょう品ひんな言こと葉ばづかいをしはる。

  That young lady always speaks in a refined manner.