| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 女 | おんな |
Pronunciation: onna
How to Say It Outloud: on-na
Usage: General term for a woman.
Example Sentence Japanese:
彼女はとても優しい女です。
彼女はとても優しい女です。Example Sentence English:She is a very kind woman.
She is a very kind woman.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 女性 | じょせい |
Pronunciation: josei
How to Say It Outloud: jo-sei
Usage: Formal term for a woman.
Example Sentence Japanese:その女性は医者です。
その女性は医者です。Example Sentence English:That woman is a doctor.
That woman is a doctor.| Hiragana |
|---|
| おんなのひと |
Pronunciation: onna no hito
How to Say It Outloud: on-na no hi-to
Usage: Polite way to refer to a woman.
Example Sentence Japanese:あの女の人は先生です。
あの女の人は先生です。Example Sentence English:That woman is a teacher.
That woman is a teacher.| Hiragana |
|---|
| おなご |
Pronunciation: onago
How to Say It Outloud: o-na-go
Usage: More poetic or classical way to say woman.
Example Sentence Japanese:おなごは花の美しさを持つ。
おなごは花の美しさを持つ。Example Sentence English:A woman possesses the beauty of a flower.
A woman possesses the beauty of a flower.Dictionary
女性じょせいCommon wordjlpt-n4
NounNoun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- woman; female
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
- feminine gender
- Woman
女おんなCommon wordjlpt-n5
NounNoun, used as a prefix
- woman; female
- female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
婦人ふじんCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- woman; lady; adult female
女子じょしCommon wordjlpt-n3jlpt-n1
Noun- woman; girl
女の人おんなのひとCommon wordjlpt-n2
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Noun
- woman
女人にょにん
Noun- woman
人物じんぶつCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- person; character; figure; personage; man; woman
- one's character; one's personality
- able person; talented person
ウーマンウーマンCommon wordjlpt-n2
Noun- woman
- Uman (Russia)
婦女ふじょCommon word
Noun- woman; womankind
嬢じょうCommon wordjlpt-n1
Noun- unmarried woman
- Miss
- -ess; -ette
- Daughter
美人びじんCommon wordjlpt-n3
Noun- beautiful woman; (a) beauty
女流じょりゅうCommon word
Noun- woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
婦女子ふじょし
Noun- women and children
- woman; grown woman; wife
一女いちじょCommon word
Noun- one daughter
- eldest daughter; first-born daughter
賢者けんじゃ
Noun- wise person; sage
- Wise old man
おなご
Noun- woman; girl
- Mego
美女びじょCommon word
Noun- beautiful woman
妊婦にんぷCommon word
Noun- pregnant woman
老女ろうじょCommon word
Noun- elderly woman
- senior lady-in-waiting
寡婦かふCommon word
Noun- widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
- Widow
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