How to say maiden in Japanese

JLPTN3
少女★【しょうじょshoujo・おとめotome】乙女【おとめotome】小女【しょうじょshoujo】

noun:

  • little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
  • female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period) ［しょうじょ・少女］ - archaism

Example Sentences

彼kareはha処女作shojosakuでde詩人shijinとしてtoshite名声meiseiをwo確立kakuritsuしたshita。
His maiden work established his reputation.
タイタニックTAITANIKKU号gouはha処女航海shojokoukaiでde沈没chinbotsuしたshita。
The Titanic sunk on its maiden voyage.
少女shoujoのno恋koiはha詩shiなりnari。年増toshimaのno恋koiはha哲学tetsugakuなりnari。
The love of a young maiden is a poem. The love of an old maid is philosophy.
お母様okaasamaのno旧姓kyuuseiはha何naniですdesuかka？
What's your mother's maiden name?
タイタニックTAITANIKKUのno処女shojo航海koukaiはhaあまりamari良くyokuなかっnakaたtaですdesu。
The Titanic's maiden voyage didn't go so well.

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