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嬢

Kanji 嬢: meaning "young lady", readings, stroke order

The kanji 嬢 means "young lady". On'yomi: ジョウ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N1 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
young lady
On'yomi
ジョウ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
16
Level
JLPT N1
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Old form
孃 旧字体: the form used before 1946, still seen in names and older texts.

Words with 嬢

  • お嬢さん おじょうさん — (someone's) daughter (polite)
  • ~嬢 ~じょう — young woman

Stroke order · 16 strokes

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Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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