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How to say 'Second daughter' in Japanese | 次女

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The Japanese word for Second daughter is 'Jijo', written as 次女 in Japanese.'Second daughter' in hiragana is じじょ.

    word

    次女

    Meaning

    Second daughter

    Reading

    じじょ

    jijo

    Kanji

    次Next 女Woman

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '次女 (じじょ)' refers to the 'second daughter' in a family. This term is used to specify the birth order of daughters, with '次女' being the second-born daughter. It is commonly used in both formal and informal contexts when discussing family members or relationships. For example: Her second daughter is very talented「彼女の次女はとても才能がある」(かのじょのじじょはとてもさいのうがある). The second daughter got married last year「次女は去年結婚した」(じじょはきょねんけっこんした). The term is often used in family registers, official documents, and everyday conversations to distinguish between siblings.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    1079

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 次女

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    次

    Meaning

    Next

  • kanji

    女

    Meaning

    Woman

Words Related to 次女 Through the Kanji 次

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 次 as well.

  • word

    次

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    次第

    Meaning

    Procedure, Dependence

  • word

    次々

    Meaning

    One after another

  • word

    次回

    Meaning

    Next

  • word

    次第に

    Meaning

    Gradually

  • word

    次ぐ

    Meaning

    Follow

  • word

    次元

    Meaning

    Dimension

  • word

    次々に

    Meaning

    One after another

  • word

    取り次ぐ

    Meaning

    Relay

  • word

    目次

    Meaning

    Index, Table of contents

  • word

    次男

    Meaning

    Second son

  • word

    次いで

    Meaning

    Next

Words Related to 次女 Through the Kanji 女

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 女 as well.

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    彼女

    Meaning

    She, Girlfriend

  • word

    女

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    女性

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    長女

    Meaning

    Eldest daughter

  • word

    女の子

    Meaning

    Girl

  • word

    少女

    Meaning

    Girl

  • word

    男女

    Meaning

    Men and women

  • word

    女子

    Meaning

    Girl

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    女らしい

    Meaning

    Feminine

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    悪女

    Meaning

    Wicked woman

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    女房

    Meaning

    Wife

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    女性的

    Meaning

    Feminine

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    女王

    Meaning

    Queen

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    女優

    Meaning

    Actress

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    女将

    Meaning

    Innkeeper

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    女中

    Meaning

    Maid

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