令嬢|れいじょうreijou[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun(your) daughter; young woman
- noundaughter of a good family
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonymお嬢さんおじょうさんNeutralEveryday word for another person's daughter or a young woman; the most common choice, while 「令嬢」 is formal and suggests a well-born young lady.
- Synonym御令嬢ごれいじょうFormalFormal 「令嬢」 with the honorific 「御」 added; more respectful when speaking of the listener's own daughter in their presence.
- Synonym娘さんむすめさんNeutralColloquial, warm way to refer respectfully to someone's daughter; carries no nuance of a young lady from a good family.
- Synonym息女そくじょFormalWritten, formal term for the daughter of a person of high standing; more archaic and elegant than 「令嬢」.
- Antonym令息れいそくFormalFormal term for another person's son; the male counterpart of 「令嬢」, which refers to a daughter.
- Antonym若様わかさまFormalRespectful, somewhat old-fashioned term for the young son of a high-ranking family; the male counterpart of 「令嬢」.
For everyday talk about someone's daughter use 「お嬢さん」 or 「娘さん」; in formal settings, or for a young lady of a good family as in 「社長令嬢」, use 「令嬢」. For someone's son, say 「令息」.
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