Moto 女: Woman; FemaleKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ
- Kun'yomi
- おんな、め
- Level
- JLPT N5Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 700 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ジョ・ニョ・ニョウ)
- 女子じょしwoman; girl
- 女性じょせいwoman; female
- 彼女かのじょshe; her
- 男女だんじょmen and women; man and woman
- 女優じょゆうactress
- 少女しょうじょlittle girl; maiden
- 長女ちょうじょeldest daughter; first-born daughter
- 女子大じょしだいwomen's college; women's university
- 女王じょおうqueen
- 女史じょしMs; Miss
- 女房にょうぼうwife (esp. one's own wife)
- 女児じょじbaby girl; primary schoolgirl
- 女流じょりゅうwoman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
- 美女びじょbeautiful woman
- 婦女暴行ふじょぼうこうsexual assault (of a woman); rape
- 三女さんじょthird daughter
- 処女しょじょvirgin; maiden
- 王女おうじょprincess
- 一女いちじょone daughter
- 老女ろうじょelderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
- 魔女まじょwitch
- 子女しじょsons and daughters; children
- 女学校じょがっこうgirls' school
- 侍女じじょlady attendant; lady's maid
- 天女てんにょheavenly nymph; celestial maiden
- 女中じょちゅうmaid; female servant
- 女人にょにんwoman
- 女人禁制にょにんきんせいprohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
- 女体じょたいwoman's body
- 女医じょいwoman doctor
- 女声じょせいfemale voice
- 女婿じょせいone's son-in-law
- 女子高じょしこうgirls' high school
- 女子高生じょしこうせいfemale high-school student
- 女学生じょがくせいschoolgirl; female student
- 女官にょうかんcourt lady; lady-in-waiting
- 女将じょしょうproprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady
- 女帝じょていempress
- 女性的じょせいてきfeminine; effeminate
- 女房役にょうぼうやくassistant; right-hand man
- 女装じょそうfemale clothing; wearing female clothing
- 女郎じょろうprostitute (esp. Edo period)
- 婦女ふじょwoman; womankind
- 婦女子ふじょしwomen and children
- 幼女ようじょlittle girl
- 悪女あくじょwicked woman
- 押し掛け女房おしかけにょうぼうwoman who forced her husband into marriage
- 次女じじょsecond daughter
- 淑女しゅくじょlady
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 女おんなfemale; woman
- 女の子おんなのこgirl; daughter
- 早乙女さおとめyoung female rice planter; young girl
- 女神めがみgoddess; female deity
- 女形おんながたonnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
- 女の人おんなのひとwoman
- 女らしいおんならしいwomanly; ladylike
- 女手おんなでfemale help; female labor
Other readings
- 小女子こうなごyoung lancefish; young sand lance
- 巫女みこmiko; shrine maiden
- 海女あまama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
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Kanji that often appear with 女
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