女

音読おんよみ: ジョ・ニョ・ニョウ

訓読くんよみ: おんな・め

画数かくすう: 3 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 女(おんな)

Meaning

Woman; female

  • おんな — woman
  • 女性じょせい — female
  • おんな — girl
  • 王女おうじょ — princess
  • 彼女かのじょ — she; girlfriend
  • 女神めがみ — goddess
  • 女女めめしい — cowardly; lacking courage

“女” is among the earliest-learned kanji and one of the simplest in form. Its shape came from a kneeling figure, representing a woman. This kanji is often used in gendered roles, relationships, and even mythological figures.

おんなひとました。
A woman has come.

おんな元気げんきです。
The girl is lively.

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女神めがみ:Goddess
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