女
女

woman, female

3 strokesFrequency 151JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジョニョニョウ

Kun

おんなめ

Nanori

おなたつきな

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

woman

Mnemonic Stories

Picture a woman in a graceful ballet pose - one leg extended, arms outstretched, head held high. The kanji captures this elegant feminine form.

Dictionary

Common Words

《あなた》貴方貴女貴男PronounUsually kanaFreq #121
1

Trad. polite in ref. to someone of equal or lower status, now oft. regarded as rude or distant

you

Examples
毎晩十分な睡眠をとれば、あなたはずっと気分がよくなるだろう。
If you get enough rest every night, you'll feel much better.
2

貴方／貴男 only; Familiar; Used by wives addressing their husbands

dear; honey

Examples
ねえあなたたち行かないで。
Don't go, dears.
女性じょせいにょしょうNoun～の Adj.Freq #313
1

woman; female

Examples
その少女は大きくなってすらりとした女性になった。
The girl has grown into a slender woman.
2

じょせい only; Grammar

feminine gender

彼女かのじょFreq #450
1

Pronoun

she; her

Examples
「あの音で考え事ができないわ」と、彼女はタイプライターを見つめながら言った。
"I can't think with that noise," she said, staring at the typewriter.
2

Common noun

girlfriend

Examples
僕の彼女はカナダへいってしまった。
My girlfriend has gone to Canada.
女おんなNounFreq #470
1

Noun, used as a prefix; Less polite than 女性 or 女の人

woman; female

Examples
彼が戻ってきた時には、女は歩み去っていた。
When he came back, the woman had walked off.
2

female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

女の子おんなのこNounExpressionFreq #586
1

girl; daughter; baby girl

Examples
その女の子達は、とても忙しい。
Those girls are very busy.
2

young woman

少女しょうじょ小女NounFreq #1306
1

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady

2

Archaic

female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

女子じょしNounFreq #1506
1

woman; girl

Examples
このクラスには１５人の男子と２８人の女子がいる。
This class consists of 15 boys and 28 girls.
夫婦ふうふ妻夫女夫NounFreq #2247
1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

Examples
ご夫婦でお越しください。
Please come over with your wife.
男女だんじょなんにょNounFreq #2267
1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

Examples
男女間に不均等が存在することは許されるべきではない。
No inequality should be allowed to exist between men and women.
あなたたちあなた達貴方達貴方たち貴女達貴女たちPronounUsually kanaFreq #3299
1

you (plural)

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