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お嬢さん
ojousan
also spelled ojosan
(another's) daughter
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  1. ojousan (another's) daughter; young lady
How it's used

Used to politely refer to someone else's daughter, or as a respectful term for a young woman, often in service or formal settings.

お嬢さんは何人家族ですか。
Ojousan wa nannin kazoku desu ka.
How many people are in your daughter's family?

お嬢さん、こちらへどうぞ。
Ojousan, kochira e douzo.
Young lady, please come this way.

⚖️ Commonly confused with 娘 (musume), which is used for one's own daughter; お嬢さん is respectful and for others.

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Kanji Breakdown
嬢
Lass, Girl, Miss, Daughter
On: じょう Kun: むすめ
16 strokes N1
How to Use This Word
Noun (名詞)
Pattern
お嬢さんは〜です。 / 〜のお嬢さん

💡 Use は or が to mark this word as the topic or subject of a sentence.

Example
このお嬢さんはとても大切です。
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