Number:
6
女 woman
ONYOMI: JO
as in, "Jack Off."
It looks like a lady, tilting her head to one side and crossing her arms as she watches you JACK OFF. She really disapproves of it!!!
DESCRIPTION: -
KUNYOMI:
- おんな
-
woman - but don't say it by itself, it's like saying 'That broad.'
JUKUGO:
USED IN:
- 女の子 ( おんなのこ )
-
girl . Newspapers use it for a female up through junior high, but guys talking about 'chicks,dude' might use it to refer to a 20 year old.
女 (woman) + 子 (child) = 女の子 (girl)
- 彼女 ( かのじょ )
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her. Might also mean 'girlfriend' depending on context.
彼 (him) + 女 (woman) = 彼女 (her / girlfriend)
- 女の人 ( おんなのひと )
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the polite- but not formal - way to say woman
女 (woman) + 人 (person) = 女の人 (woman)
- 少女 ( しょうじょ )
-
young girl - usually 5- 15 years old.
少 (a little (amount)) + 女 (woman) = 少女 (young girl)
- 女子 ( じょし )
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PREFIX used about women from first grade through college. Used to refer to female students as a group: "女子 line up on the left side of the class, 男子 (danshi) line up on the right side." BOOBOO: You wouldn't say "She's a joshi."
(PRE)
女 (woman) + 子 (child) = 女子 (female xxx / xxx for girls)
- 女性 ( じょせい )
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female - emphasizes biology, (sex, rather than gender).
女 (woman) + 性 (sex / essential nature) = 女性 (female)
- 女子高生 ( じょしこうせい )
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high school girl.
女子 (PREFIX used about women from first grade through college. Used to refer to female students as a group: "女子 line up on the left side of the class, 男子 (danshi) line up on the right side." BOOBOO: You wouldn't say "She's a joshi." ) + 高 (tall) + 生 (life / birth) = 女子高生 (high school girl.)