The kanji 娘 primarily means "daughter" or "young woman." It specifically refers to a young, unmarried female relative, often a daughter, but can also extend to other young women. It carries a sense of youthfulness, innocence, and familial connection.

・On-yomi (音読み): ・ジョウ (jō) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・むすめ (musume)

⚫︎ 一人娘 Translation: Only daughter ⚫︎ 娘さん Translation: Daughter (used as a polite term) ⚫︎ 可愛い娘 Translation: Cute daughter

The kanji 娘 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is the radical 女 (おんな, onna), meaning "woman" or "female". The right side is 良 (よ・い, yo・i), which is the sound component, providing the pronunciation ジョウ (jō). The combination visually suggests a young woman.