お嬢(じょう)さん

おじょうさん
noun
(someone's) daughter; young lady
1. (someone else's) daughter
Polite term used to refer to another person's daughter. This is the respectful form used when speaking about or addressing someone else's daughter.
お嬢(じょう)さんはおいくつですか。
How old is your daughter?
Polite inquiry about someone's daughter
田中(たなか)さんのお嬢(じょう)さんは大学生(だいがくせい)だそうです。
I hear that Mr. Tanaka's daughter is a university student.
お嬢(じょう)さんは何(なに)をなさっていますか。
What does your daughter do?
お嬢(じょう)さんの結婚式(けっこんしき)、おめでとうございます。
Congratulations on your daughter's wedding.
お嬢(じょう)さんの成績(せいせき)は優秀(ゆうしゅう)で、将来(しょうらい)が楽(たの)しみですね。
Your daughter's grades are excellent, and her future looks promising.
社長(しゃちょう)のお嬢(じょう)さんが来年(らいねん)入社(にゅうしゃ)することになり、会社(かいしゃ)では大(おお)きな話題(わだい)になっている。
The company president's daughter will join the company next year, and it's become big news within the organization.
2. young lady, miss
A polite way to address or refer to a young woman, often used by older speakers or in formal contexts.
お嬢(じょう)さん、道(みち)に迷(まよ)いましたか。
Miss, are you lost?
Addressing an unknown young woman politely
お嬢(じょう)さん、お荷物(にもつ)を落(お)としましたよ。
Miss, you dropped your bag.
お嬢(じょう)さん、お一人(ひとり)ですか。
Miss, are you alone?
彼女(かのじょ)はお嬢(じょう)さん育(そだ)ちで、世間(せけん)のことをあまり知(し)らない。
She was raised like a sheltered young lady and doesn't know much about the world.
「お嬢(じょう)さん、席(せき)が空(あ)いていますよ」と年配(ねんぱい)の男性(だんせい)が声(こえ)をかけた。
"Miss, there's an empty seat," an older man called out.

お嬢(じょう)さん has two main uses: referring to someone else's daughter (polite), or addressing a young woman you don't know.

RELATED TERMS:

  • 娘(むすめ): daughter (neutral, can be used for own daughter)
  • うちの娘(むすめ): my daughter (humble)
  • 息子(むすこ)さん: (someone else's) son
  • お坊(ぼう)ちゃん: (someone else's) son; young master

The term can also imply a sheltered or pampered young woman: お嬢(じょう)さん育(そだ)ち (raised like a princess).

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Related Words

Related: 娘(むすめ) (daughter (neutral))
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Added 2026.1.9 21:08 · Revised 2026.4.2 14:09
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