女 — woman; female (JLPT N5 kanji)
女
woman; female
ジョ・
3 strokesgrade 1 (Japan)JLPT N5very common
Stroke order
Readings
On’yomi (Chinese-derived)
- ジョ
- ニョ
- ニョウ
Kun’yomi (native Japanese)
- おんな
- め
Meanings
womanfemale
Words with 女
女おんなwoman / female
女の子おんなのこgirl
Appears in these kanji
安アン・やすinexpensive; peaceful
要ヨウ・いneed; essential
数スウ・かずnumber; count
委イ・ゆだentrust
案アン・つくえplan
始シ・はじbegin
好コウ・このlike; pleasant
姿シ・すがたfigure; appearance
接セツ・つcontact; connect
婦フ・よめwoman; wife
妻サイ・つまwife
努ド・つとmake an effort
婚コンmarriage
妥ダappropriate
威イ・おどauthority; power
妙ミョウ・たえwonderful; strange
娘ジョウ・むすめdaughter; young woman
嫌ケン・きらdislike
In the vocabulary
私 は 女 です。
I’m a woman.
How to remember it
女Imagine a seated figure with folded arms. Use that silhouette to remember woman; it is a shape aid, not a rule about how women sit.