嬢 (Jou) is a Japanese noun meaning “unmarried woman, Miss, -ess, -ette”.
Meanings
- noununmarried woman
- noun suffixMissafter a name
- noun suffix-ess; -etteafter a line of work
Examples
彼はブラウン嬢との婚約を発表した。
He announced his engagement to Miss Brown.
彼がリー嬢に結婚を申し込んだところ、彼女は承諾した。
He proposed to Miss Lee and she accepted.
田中嬢は長年アメリカにいたので英語を話すのが非常にうまい。
Having been in America for many years, Miss Tanaka is a very good speaker of English.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).