長女(ちょうじょ)

ちょうじょ
noun
eldest daughter
1. eldest daughter; first-born daughter
The oldest daughter in a family. Used in formal contexts such as family registers, introductions, and official documents.
私(わたし)は三人(さんにん)姉妹(しまい)の長女(ちょうじょ)です。
I am the eldest daughter of three sisters.
長女(ちょうじょ)が今年(ことし)小学校(しょうがっこう)に入学(にゅうがく)する。
Our eldest daughter starts elementary school this year.
長女(ちょうじょ)として家族(かぞく)の面倒(めんどう)を見(み)る責任(せきにん)を感(かん)じていた。
As the eldest daughter, she felt a responsibility to take care of the family.

Compound of 長(ちょう) (eldest/senior) + 女(じょ) (daughter/female).

Birth order terms in Japanese:

  • 長女(ちょうじょ) (eldest daughter), 次女(じじょ) (second daughter), 三女(さんじょ) (third daughter)
  • 長男(ちょうなん) (eldest son), 次男(じなん) (second son), 三男(さんなん) (third son)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 長女(ちょうじょ)として (as the eldest daughter)
  • 長女(ちょうじょ)が生(う)まれる (the first daughter is born)

USAGE NOTE:
In conversation, people often say 上(うえ)の娘(むすめ) (older daughter) or 一番上(いちばんうえ)の娘(むすめ) instead. 長女(ちょうじょ) sounds more formal.

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