Word Detail

The Japanese word 女, pronounced おんな (onna) in hiragana, primarily means "woman" or "female". It refers to an adult human female. It can also be used in a more general sense to refer to women collectively.

⚫︎ あの女の人は誰ですか。 Translation: Who is that woman? ⚫︎ 彼女は女友達と出かけました。 Translation: She went out with her female friends. ⚫︎ 彼は女の人を助けました。 Translation: He helped a woman.

This word is widely used in everyday conversation to refer to females. It's a common and neutral term. When speaking formally, you might add honorifics depending on the context, such as 女性(josei - woman, more formal) or titles like 奥さん(okusan - wife).

⚫︎ The kanji for 女 is 女. ⚫︎ It is typically written in hiragana as おんな(onna) when the focus is on pronunciation or when used for educational purposes. ⚫︎ There are no variations in okurigana.

⚫︎ 女性(josei): This word is more formal and means "woman" or "female." ⚫︎ 婦人(fujin): This word often refers to a married woman or a woman of a certain age, implying a degree of respect. ⚫︎ 女性(joshi): This word means "female child," "girl," or "woman".

⚫︎ 男(otoko): Man, male.

この映画には、強い女性のキャラクターがたくさん登場します。 ・Translation: This movie features many strong female characters. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 女 to describe female characters in a movie.

彼女は女王になることを夢見ていました。 ・Translation: She dreamed of becoming a queen. ・Explanation: This sentence uses 女 to refer to a woman in a role of power, like a queen.

The kanji 女 is a pictograph representing a woman kneeling with her arms folded. The origin of the kanji character dates back to ancient China.