JLPT N5 · 3 strokes
Kanji 女: "woman, female"
The kanji 女 means "woman, female". It is written with 3 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N5, read ジョ, ニョ, ニョウ in on'yomi and おんな, め in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジョニョニョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
おんなめ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | woman, female |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 3 |
| JLPT level | N5 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 151 of 2,501 |
Common words with 女
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 女性woman; female · feminine gender
- 彼女she; her · girlfriend
- 女woman; female · female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
- 女の子girl; daughter; baby girl · young woman
- 少女girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady · female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
- 女子woman; girl
- 男女men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
- 女神déesse
- 女王queen · female champion
- 乙女jeune fille, demoiselle
- 美少女belle jeune fille, jolie fille
- 女の人woman
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