女 — woman, female

おんな女 woman

U+5973 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 5 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 5 level. Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes Freq #151 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #98 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories. Radical #38

Meanings

woman
female

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おんな onna Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

女(おんな) onna woman 女(おんな) の子(こ) onnanoko girl

じょ jo On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

女(じょ) 性(せい) josei woman 彼(かの) 女(じょ) kanojo she 少(しょう) 女(じょ) shoujo girl 女(じょ) 子(し) joshi girl 男(だん) 女(じょ) danjo men and women 女(じょ) 優(ゆう) joyuu actress 長(ちょう) 女(じょ) choujo eldest daughter 王(おう) 女(じょ) oujo princess

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Meanings

word

おんな onna Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

じょ jo On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

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