娘 (むすめ) Japanese meaning

娘 (むすめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

Kanji

女おんなの子こN5sense 2
女の子 is the common modern word for 'girl', while 娘 in the 'young woman' sense sounds more literary or old-fashioned.
お嬢じょうさんN4
娘 is the plain, neutral word for 'daughter' used for one's own child or casually, while お嬢さん is the polite term reserved for someone else's daughter.
令れい嬢じょう
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.
少しょう女じょN3
娘 usually means one's own daughter or a young unmarried woman in a family context, while 少女 refers neutrally to any young girl.

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一人ひとり娘むすめN3
娘 simply means daughter or girl, while 一人娘 specifically emphasizes that she is the only daughter.
子こN4
娘 specifically means 'daughter' or 'young woman', while 子 covers both sexes and is broader in meaning.

息子むすこN4sense 1
息子 means 'son', the male counterpart to 娘 'daughter'.
せがれN1
娘 means 'daughter', the gender opposite of せがれ, which specifically refers to a son.

お嬢じょうさんhonorific 尊敬語N4sense 1
お嬢さん is the polite/honorific way to refer to someone else's daughter, whereas 娘 is the plain, neutral term (often used for one's own daughter).
お嬢じょう様さま
娘 is the plain, neutral word for 'daughter', while お嬢様 is the honorific form used to speak respectfully of someone else's daughter.

娘むすめ婿むこ
娘婿 contains 娘 but means the daughter's husband, whereas 娘 alone simply means daughter.
嬢じょうN1
娘 is the common word for daughter and is normally read むすめ, whereas 嬢 is a separate, more formal kanji used for young ladies or as a title/suffix, read じょう.

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

The historical derivation is uncertain. The kanji 娘 is conventionally associated with 'daughter' and 'young woman'.