How to say "Eldest daughter" in Japanese
If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Eldest daughter" you've come to the right place!
the Japanese word for "Eldest daughter" is "Choujo", written in japanese as "長女".
Here's a more detailed explanation:
The Japanese noun '長女 (ちょうじょ)' means 'eldest daughter'. This word refers to the firstborn daughter in a family. It is used to specifically identify the oldest female sibling in relation to her younger siblings. For example: She is my eldest daughter 「彼女は私の長女です」 (かのじょはわたしのちょうじょです). The eldest daughter often has traditional responsibilities within the family 「長女は家族の中で伝統的な責任を持つことが多い」 (ちょうじょはかぞくのなかででんとうてきなせきにんをもつことがおおい). Note that this word is gender-specific and refers only to the eldest female child.
The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 2 Kanji:
The kanji "長" means "Long" and "Leader" and can be read as "Chou" and "Naga". And The kanji "女" means "Woman" and can be read as "Jo", "Nyo", "Onna" and "Me".
Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.
What does "Choujo" mean in japanese?
"Choujo" means "Eldest daughter" .
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What is the Kanji for long and leader?What is the Kanji for woman?If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:
How to write "Eldest daughter" in Japanese
To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.
But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.
Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.
This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:
The hiragana "ち" is read as "chi". The hiragana "う" is read as "u". The hiragana "な" is read as "na". The hiragana "が" is read as "ga". The hiragana "じ" is read as "ji". The hiragana "に" is read as "ni". The hiragana "お" is read as "o". The hiragana "ん" is read as "n". And The hiragana "め" is read as "me".
About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.