女

smaller waves; lesser waves

ladylike; in the manner of a lady

Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine

woman who entertains customers with song and dance

female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow

Word usually written using kana alone

fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)

Rare term

salamander

female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant

indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)

female screw; nut

music performed by women

じょがく only

women who performed court Bugaku music and dance

woman of lowly birth

low class licensed prostitute (Edo period)

female prostitute working at a bathhouse (Edo period)

mistress

Abbreviation; Slang

married woman

prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)

Derogatory

woman of low rank

woman interested in Buddhism and Buddhist images

female bragging; female conceit

a man bragging about his wife or mistress

fairy primrose (Primula Malacoides)

women's toilet

Abbreviation; Colloquial

woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist

Tatsutahime; goddess of autumn; goddess of fall

Poetical term

girl; maiden

Colloquial

female student of Waseda University; Waseda alumna