御令嬢(ごれいじょう)

ごれいじょう
noun
(someone else's) daughter
formalhonorificfamily
1. your/someone else's daughter (respectful)
A respectful term for the daughter of the person one is addressing or referring to, used in formal speech, letters, and ceremonial occasions. The male counterpart is 御令息(ごれいそく).
御令嬢(ごれいじょう)のご結婚(けっこん)、おめでとうございます。
Congratulations on your daughter's marriage.
御令嬢(ごれいじょう)のご活躍(かつやく)を伺(うかが)っております。
I have been hearing of your daughter's fine accomplishments.
社長(しゃちょう)の御令嬢(ごれいじょう)が留学(りゅうがく)から帰(かえ)ってこられた。
The president's daughter has returned from studying abroad.

Formed from the honorific prefix 御(ご) + 令嬢(れいじょう) (another's daughter). A formal keigo term used to elevate the listener's family; never used for one's own daughter.

Usage

  • Appears mainly in formal letters, speeches, and announcements (weddings, funerals, business).
  • In everyday conversation, 娘(むすめ)さん is the ordinary polite equivalent.

Similar words

Related Words

Compare: 御令息 (your son)
Compare: お嬢(じょう)さん (young lady)
Compare: 娘(むすめ)さん (your daughter)
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