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Miss


Radical Combination


Meaning

Miss

Mnemonic

A woman who is a nurse should be called miss.

Compare this to a man who is a nurse. You should probably call him mister. That's why you know a woman who is a nurse is "miss."


Reading

On'yomi

じょう

Kun'yomi

むすめ

Nanori

None

Mnemonic

"Call me Miss Joe (じょう)," Joe says to you.

When you think of "miss," remember the time Joe asked you to call him "Miss Joe". He’s this big, ten foot tall guy, but now he suddenly wants you to call him Miss Joe. Well, we’re all for respecting everbody’s personal choices here, so we better get used to it.


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