Kanji

What does the kanji 女 mean?

女 means woman, female, girl. On'yomi ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ. Kun'yomi おんな、め.

Quick facts
On'yomiジョ、ニョ、ニョウ
Kun'yomiおんな、め
Strokes3
Main radical女
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
On'yomi ジョ、ニョ、ニョウKun'yomi おんな、め
N5 · estimated, JLPT framework3 strokes

woman, female, girl

Memory hook

A figure kneeling with the legs folded and the arms crossed — WOMAN.

Main radical

女woman 3 strokes

Stroke order · 3 strokes

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3

Common words

More words with this kanji

  • 彼女かのじょshe; girlfriend
  • 女優じょゆうactress
  • 女史じょしMs., Madam (formal title)
  • 女子じょしgirl, female
  • 女王じょおうqueen
  • 少女しょうじょgirl, young girl
  • 王女おうじょprincess
  • 長女ちょうじょeldest daughter
  • 女の人おんなのひとwoman
  • ~女~じょwoman, girl (suffix)
  • 女~じょ~female, woman (prefix)

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.