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How to say 'Girl' in Japanese | 女子

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The Japanese word for Girl is 'Joshi', written as 女子 in Japanese.'Girl' in hiragana is じょし.

    word

    女子

    Meaning

    Girl

    Reading

    じょし

    joshi

    Kanji

    女Woman 子Child

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '女子 (じょし)' means 'girl' or 'young woman'. It is commonly used to refer to female individuals, typically in their youth or adolescence. This term is often used in contexts such as schools, sports teams, or events specifically for girls. For example: She is a high school girl「彼女は高校の女子です」(かのじょはこうこうのじょしです). The girls' soccer team won the match「女子サッカーチームが試合に勝った」(じょしサッカーチームがしあいにかった). Note that '女子' can also be used in compound words, such as '女子学生 (じょしがくせい)' (female student) or '女子校 (じょしこう)' (girls' school).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N5

    Kanji Grade

    1

    Frequency

    1868

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 女子

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    女

    Meaning

    Woman

  • kanji

    子

    Meaning

    Child

Words Related to 女子 Through the Kanji 女

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 女 as well.

  • word

    彼女

    Meaning

    She, Girlfriend

  • word

    女

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    女性

    Meaning

    Woman

  • word

    長女

    Meaning

    Eldest daughter

  • word

    次女

    Meaning

    Second daughter

  • word

    女の子

    Meaning

    Girl

  • word

    少女

    Meaning

    Girl

  • word

    男女

    Meaning

    Men and women

  • word

    女らしい

    Meaning

    Feminine

  • word

    悪女

    Meaning

    Wicked woman

  • word

    女房

    Meaning

    Wife

  • word

    女性的

    Meaning

    Feminine

  • word

    女王

    Meaning

    Queen

  • word

    女優

    Meaning

    Actress

  • word

    女将

    Meaning

    Innkeeper

  • word

    女中

    Meaning

    Maid

Words Related to 女子 Through the Kanji 子

These 32 Words contain the Kanji 子 as well.

  • word

    子供

    Meaning

    Child

  • word

    子

    Meaning

    Child

  • word

    様子

    Meaning

    Appearance, Situation

  • word

    息子

    Meaning

    Son

  • word

    女の子

    Meaning

    Girl

  • word

    椅子

    Meaning

    Chair

  • word

    電子

    Meaning

    Electron

  • word

    お菓子

    Meaning

    Sweets, Snack

  • word

    調子

    Meaning

    Condition

  • word

    男の子

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    末っ子

    Meaning

    Youngest

  • word

    菓子

    Meaning

    Sweets

  • word

    弟子

    Meaning

    Disciple

  • word

    親子

    Meaning

    Parent child

  • word

    原子

    Meaning

    Atom

  • word

    原子力

    Meaning

    Nuclear

  • word

    男子

    Meaning

    Boy

  • word

    障子

    Meaning

    Shoji

  • word

    子育て

    Meaning

    Child rearing

  • word

    子宮

    Meaning

    Uterus

  • word

    分子

    Meaning

    Molecule

  • word

    帽子

    Meaning

    Hat

  • word

    車椅子

    Meaning

    Wheelchair

  • word

    養子

    Meaning

    Adopted child

  • word

    皇子

    Meaning

    Prince

  • word

    子孫

    Meaning

    Descendants

  • word

    母子

    Meaning

    Mother and child

  • word

    利子

    Meaning

    Interest

  • word

    拍子

    Meaning

    Beat

  • word

    判子

    Meaning

    Seal

  • word

    迷子

    Meaning

    Lost child

  • word

    双子

    Meaning

    Twins

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'Joshi' means 'Girl' .

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