16 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

lass, girl, Miss, daughter

Kun'yomi
  • むすめ
On'yomi
  • ジョ
    unmarried woman ②Miss ③-ess

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ジョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

lass, girl, Miss
ジョウ むすめ (8th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
to help, to assist, to achieve
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
well, well crib, town
い ショウ セイ (7th, N1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
twenty, twenty or letter H radical (no. 55)
キョウ ク にじゅう (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)

Common Words

(another's) daughter ②young lady
unmarried woman ②Miss ③-ess
(your) daughter ②daughter of a good family
(another's) daughter ②young lady
hostess (in a hostess bar)
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References

Unicode hex code 5B22
JIS X 0208 1-30-78
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1257
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1270
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 758
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 936
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 525
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1530
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O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1368
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6807P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1422
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1836
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1986
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1202
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1827
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1649
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 454
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1544
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e13.1
Four corner code 4043.2
De Roo Code 1765