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  • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca
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    14 days ago

    “Musume” is closer in usage to “Maiden”, and is often used in the same way words like “woman” and “girl” are used in titles, like Wonder Woman or Batgirl.

    It doesn’t have a connotation of family by itself.

    • rapchee@lemmy.world
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      12 days ago

      https://jisho.org/search/musume

      Noun

      1. daughter​
        彼女は娘の身支度を手伝った。 She aided her daughter in dressing.

      Noun
      2. girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)​
      私は若い娘の厚化粧は好まない。 I don’t like heavy makeup on a young girl.

      perfect example on the second one as well