Japanese symbol for “lass”
小娘
こむすめ
Romaji: komusume
young girl; lass; adolescent female
In Japanese, lass is 小娘, read こむすめ (komusume).
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Meanings
- n young girl; lass; adolescent female
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “lass”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 郎女 | いらつめ iratsume | lass |
| 娘っ子 | むすめっこ musumekko | girl; lass; young thing |
| お姉ちゃん | おねえちゃん oneechan | lass; young lady |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 小説 | しょうせつ shousetsu | novel; story; (work of) fiction |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 小学生 | しょうがくせい shougakusei | elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student |
| 小型 | こがた kogata | small-sized; small-scale; miniature |
| 小さい | ちいさい chiisai | small; little; tiny |
| 縮小 | しゅくしょう shukushou | reduction; curtailment; cut |
| 孫娘 | まごむすめ magomusume | granddaughter |
| 一人娘 | ひとりむすめ hitorimusume | only 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.