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Japanese symbol for “lass”

Romaji: komusume
young girl; lass; adolescent female

In Japanese, lass is , read (komusume).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n young girl; lass; adolescent female

Kanji and stroke order

little, small
on: ショウ
kun: ちい.さい、こ-、お-、さ-
3 strokes · JLPT 4
daughter, girl
on: ジョウ
kun: むすめ、こ
10 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “lass”

WordReadingMeaning
いらつめ iratsumelass
むすめっこ musumekkogirl; lass; young thing
おねえちゃん oneechanlass; young lady

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しょうせつ shousetsunovel; story; (work of) fiction
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
しょうがくせい shougakuseielementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
こがた kogatasmall-sized; small-scale; miniature
ちいさい chiisaismall; little; tiny
しゅくしょう shukushoureduction; curtailment; cut
まごむすめ magomusumegranddaughter
ひとりむすめ hitorimusumeonly daughter

See also: Chinese symbol for “lass”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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