Archaic term for a young girl or one's own daughter; not used in modern everyday speech.
In old tales, stories of a young girl setting out on a journey are common.
Archaic respectful term for a woman or lady; now largely replaced by 女性 or 婦人.
Archaic term for someone else's wife; modern Japanese uses 奥さん or 妻.
The ancient document records that the lady was very beautiful.
It is said that his wife was a master of the koto.
Common modern word for 'wife' (someone else's); 娘子 is an archaic equivalent.
female-led army; all-female regiment · female group; women's squad
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic term.
Variant kanji spelling; less common than 娘子.
The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 娘 (daughter/girl) and 嬢 (young lady) combined with 子 (child) suggest an old compound referring to a young female, later extended to mean woman or wife.