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孟女 (もうじょ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

孟もう女じょ

Meanings

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noun

eldest daughter

rare term

Rare literary term for the eldest daughter. In modern Japanese, 長女 is the standard word.

See also: 長女

「孟もう女じょ」は古ふるい文ぶん献けんで長ちょう女じょを指さす言こと葉ばとして見みられる。
The word 孟女 is seen in old documents as a term for the eldest daughter.

Kanji

孟chief, beginning
女woman, female

Similar words

長ちょう女じょ
The standard modern word for 'eldest daughter'. 孟女 is a rare, literary synonym.

Etymology

The kanji 孟 means 'eldest' or 'first' and 女 means 'woman/daughter'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound is a classical Chinese-style term for the eldest daughter.