How to say “my daughter” or “girl” in Japanese | 娘 (むすめ、musume)

The Japanese vocabulary「娘 (むすめ、musume)」means “my daughter” or “girl.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.

Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning

Key Word	娘
Hiragana	むすめ
Romaji Reading	musume
English Meaning	my daughter, girl

The Correct Japanese Pronunciations

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The Example Japanese Sentences

It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.

I’ll attend my daughter’s wedding.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	娘むすめの結婚式けっこんしきに出席しゅっせきする。
Romaji Reading	Musume no kekkonshiki ni shusseki suru.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	娘の結婚式に出席します。
Romaji Reading	Musume no kekkonshiki ni shusseki shimasu.

My daughter had a child/baby.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	娘むすめに子供こどもができた。
Romaji Reading	Musume ni kodomo ga dekita.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	娘に子供ができました。
Romaji Reading	Musume ni kodomo ga dekimashita.

My daughter is overtaken me in height.

Plain Form:

Japanese Sentence	娘むすめに身長しんちょうを抜ぬかされた。
Romaji Reading	Musume ni shinchō o nukasareta.

Polite Form:

Japanese Sentence	娘に身長を抜かされました。
Romaji Reading	Musume ni shinchō o nukasaremashita.

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