女

Colloquial

woman who is financially dependent on a man

maidservant

Colloquial

women in general

deaconess

verbena

low fence

female language; feminine expression

ruddy turnstone (species of sandpiper, Arenaria interpres)

female servant who works in the kitchen

maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)

Jurchen language

Abbreviation

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

prostitute working in clandestine brothel (Edo period)

concave tile

Slang; Sensitive

woman attracted to Americans (particularly in the military)

Nüshu script; syllabic script derived from Chinese characters

Abbreviation; Short for 女子バレーボール

women's volleyball; girls' volleyball

(making a) print with a female body

female customer; female guest

virgin snow; untracked snow; untrodden snow

futakuchi-onna; two-mouthed woman; folklore monster that takes the form of a woman with an additional mouth on the back of her head, hidden underneath her hair

Historical term

female bandit; female robber

にょぞく only; Derogatory; Buddhism

woman (who distracts men's search for truth)

Buddhism

Buddha or Bodhisattva appearing in female form; female incarnation

female ghost; female apparition

single woman; unmarried woman