令れい嬢じょう

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じょ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

noun

(your) daughter; young lady

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific term used to refer politely to someone else's daughter, especially in formal or respectful contexts. Often preceded by ご (ご令嬢).

Expressions

深しん窓そうの令れい嬢じょうsheltered young lady; closeted maiden

Kanji

令orders, laws, command
嬢lass, girl, Miss

Related words· 6

お嬢じょうさんN4sense 1
お嬢さん is the everyday polite word for someone else's daughter, while 令嬢 is more formal and often implies a high-status family.
娘むすめN4sense 1
娘 is the neutral, unmarked word for 'daughter' that can refer to one's own child, whereas 令嬢 is honorific and used only for someone else's daughter.
息そく女じょ sense 1
息女 is another formal, literary honorific for 'daughter' much like 令嬢, but it sounds slightly more old-fashioned and is less common in modern speech.
お嬢じょう様さま
令嬢 is a formal, literary word for the daughter of a distinguished family, while お嬢様 is the everyday polite/spoken equivalent.

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嬢じょうN1
令嬢 refers specifically to a young lady from a distinguished family and sounds elegant, whereas 嬢 is shorter and often used as a suffix after names or job titles.
淑しゅく女じょ
令嬢 refers to a young, unmarried woman of good family background, while 淑女 focuses on a woman's grace and manners regardless of age or lineage.

Opposites

令れい息そく sense 1
令嬢 is the honorific term for someone's daughter, while 令息 is the matching honorific term for someone's son.

Politeness

子し女じょplain
令嬢 is an honorific term used specifically for someone else's daughter, while 子女 is a neutral word that can refer to one's own children of either sex.

Don't confuse with

令れい夫ふ人じん sense 1
令嬢 refers respectfully to someone's daughter, whereas 令夫人 uses the same 令〜 honorific pattern to refer respectfully to someone's wife.

Counted with

名めいN2sense 1
令嬢 is counted with 名, the polite counter for people, matching its formal, respectful register.

Word family

御ご令れい嬢じょう
your daughter; young lady
社しゃ長ちょう令れい嬢じょう
company president's daughter

Etymology

Compound of 令 (れい, 'good, excellent') and 嬢 (じょう, 'young lady, daughter'). The kanji 令 carries a sense of refinement and respect, while 嬢 specifically denotes a young unmarried woman.