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How to say 'Woman' in Japanese | 女性

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The Japanese word for Woman is 'Josei', written as 女性 in Japanese.'Woman' in hiragana is じょせい.

    word

    女性

    Meaning

    Woman

    Reading

    じょせい

    josei

    Kanji

    女Woman 性Gender, Sex

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '女性 (じょせい)' means 'woman'. It refers to an adult human female and is commonly used in formal and everyday contexts. This term is neutral and can be used in various settings, such as describing someone's gender, discussing women in society, or referring to a group of women. For example: She is a strong woman「彼女は強い女性です」(かのじょはつよいじょせいです). Many women work in this company「この会社には多くの女性が働いています」(このかいしゃにはおおくのじょせいがはたらいています). The word is distinct from '女の人 (おんなのひと)', which is more casual and conversational.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    5

    Frequency

    203

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 女性

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    女

    Meaning

    Woman

  • kanji

    性

    Meaning

    Gender, Sex

Words Related to 女性 Through the Kanji 女

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 女 as well.

  • word

    彼女

    Meaning

    She, Girlfriend

  • word

    女

    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

    女子

    Meaning

    Girl

  • 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 女性 Through the Kanji 性

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 性 as well.

  • word

    男性

    Meaning

    Male

  • word

    性格

    Meaning

    Personality

  • word

    性質

    Meaning

    Nature, Property

  • word

    性

    Meaning

    Gender, Nature

  • word

    性別

    Meaning

    Gender

  • word

    女性的

    Meaning

    Feminine

  • word

    個性

    Meaning

    Individuality

  • word

    異性

    Meaning

    Opposite sex

  • word

    活性

    Meaning

    Activation

  • word

    理性

    Meaning

    Reason

  • word

    性能

    Meaning

    Performance

  • word

    特性

    Meaning

    Characteristic

  • word

    同性

    Meaning

    Same sex

  • word

    男性的

    Meaning

    Masculine

  • word

    感性

    Meaning

    Sensibility

  • word

    性的

    Meaning

    Sexual

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'Josei' means 'Woman' .

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