娘|むすめmusume[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. noundaughter
   彼女かのじょは娘むすめの身支度みじたくを手伝てつだった。↗

   She aided her daughter in dressing.
2. noungirl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
   私は若わかい娘むすめの厚あつ化粧けしょうは好このまない。↗

   I don't like heavy makeup on a young girl.

• Synonym少女しょうじょWrittenSame word as the 「乙女」 above, written 「少女」 and read 「おとめ」: a young maiden, no parent-child relation — a different angle from 「娘」.
• Synonym娘さんむすめさんNeutralPolite way to refer to someone else's daughter, as in 「娘さんはお元気ですか」; use plain 「娘」 for your own daughter.
• Synonym息女そくじょFormalFormal honorific for the daughter of a person of standing or for someone else's daughter, mostly in letters, as in 「ご息女」.
• Relatedお嬢さんおじょうさんFormalPolite, formal honorific for another person's daughter; also used to address a young woman.
• Related女の子おんなのこNeutralNeutral word for a girl, focusing on sex and age; 「娘」 focuses on the daughter as seen through her parents' eyes.
• Related嬢じょうWrittenWritten-style term, mainly a suffix for an unmarried woman, as in 「〜嬢」; standing alone it sometimes means a sex-industry worker, so take care.
• Related女児じょじWrittenWritten word for a girl child, common in statistics and news, as in 「女児が誕生」; it does not stress the parent-child relation.
• Related幼女ようじょWrittenWritten word for a very young girl, used mostly in news reports, as in 「幼女誘拐」.
• Related令嬢れいじょうFormalFormal honorific for another person's daughter or a daughter of a good family, as in 「ご令嬢」.
• Related乙女おとめWrittenWritten word for a young maiden with a literary, romantic flavor, as in 「乙女心」. It does not express a parent-child bond, unlike 「娘」.
• Related童女どうじょWrittenWritten word for a girl child with an old-fashioned air; in modern speech say 「女の子」.
• Related女の童めのわらべWrittenArchaic word for a young girl child, found in classical texts or writing that imitates old style.
• Antonym息子むすこNeutralAntonym of 「娘」: a son as seen through his parents' eyes, as in 「うちの息子」.

Use 「娘」 by default for your own daughter or a young woman. For another person's daughter, politely use 「娘さん」, 「お嬢さん」 or 「ご令嬢」. For a girl say 「女の子」, for a young maiden 「乙女」, for a son 「息子」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. （むすめ）若わかい女性じょせい。
2. （むすめ）子供こどものうち、女性じょせいであるもの。
3. （こ）若わかい女性じょせい。