次女(じじょ)

じじょ
noun
second daughter
1. second daughter
The second-born daughter in a family. Used in formal contexts such as official documents, introductions, and family registers.
次女(じじょ)は大学生(だいがくせい)です。
My second daughter is a university student.
次女(じじょ)が来月(らいげつ)結婚(けっこん)することになった。
Our second daughter is getting married next month.
田中(たなか)さんの次女(じじょ)は海外(かいがい)で働(はたら)いていると聞(き)いた。
I heard that Tanaka's second daughter is working overseas.

次女(じじょ) is a formal term for the second-born daughter. Used in introductions, news reports, official documents, and 戸籍(こせき) (family register). In casual speech, people typically say 二番目(にばんめ)の娘(むすめ) instead.

WORD FORMATION:
次(じ) (next, second) + 女(じょ) (daughter). The same 次(じ) prefix appears in 次男(じなん) (second son).

FAMILY ORDER TERMS:

  • 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

Related Words

Related: 長女(ちょうじょ) (eldest daughter)
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Added 2026.3.8 21:24 · Revised 2026.3.29 19:42
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