# 嬢 — young lady; Miss

嬢 means “young lady; Miss”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: ジョウ (jou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as お嬢さん (ojousan, “daughter”).

- Meaning: young lady; Miss
- On'yomi: ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 3

## How to remember 嬢

Parts: 女 woman · 六 six · 三 three · 𧘇 robe hem

## Words with 嬢

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| お嬢さん | おじょうさん (ojousan) | daughter |
| 嬢 | じょう (jou) | unmarried woman |

## Don't confuse it with

[壌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/soil/)

## More in the “People & roles 3” set

[侍](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/samurai/) · [嬢](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-lady/) · [翁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-man/) · [婆](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/old-woman/) · [侶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/companion/) · [爵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/peerage/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-lady/. Last updated 2026-11-01.