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二に女じょ

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Meanings

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noun

second daughter

Refers to the second-born daughter in a family. Neutral, factual term.

彼かれの二に女じょは来らい年ねん大だい学がく生せいになる。
His second daughter will be a university student next year.

Kanji

二two, two radical (no. 7)
女woman, female

Similar words

長ちょう女じょ
長女 means 'eldest daughter', while 二女 specifically means 'second daughter'.
次じ女じょ
次女 is a more common synonym for 'second daughter'. 二女 is less frequent but equally correct.

Etymology

Compound of 二 (ni, 'two') and 女 (jo, 'daughter; female'). The reading にじょ follows standard on'yomi.