娘一人に婿八人 むすめひとりにむこはちにん Meanings Expression being besieged by suitors; to be popular (literally: eight suitors for one daughter) Kanji 娘 daughter. Read as むすめ. 一 one. Read as ひと. 人 person. Read as ニン. 婿 son-in-law. Read as むこ. 八 eight. Read as ハチ. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists