ChiramiN5 kanji · 3 strokes
女 means woman
女
女Real origin
It began as a woman kneeling, her arms crossed.
Real origin: where the kanji comes from, as far as scholars agree.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- woman, female
- JLPT level
- N5
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 1 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) おんな onna
おんな (onna) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: め me
From Chinese (onyomi) ジョ jo
ジョ (jo) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Other readings from Chinese: ニョ nyo, ニョウ nyou
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
女の子 おんなのこ · onnanoko
girl, daughter
Quick check
What does 女 mean?
Right: 女 means woman.Not quite: 女 means woman.In 女の子, which reading does 女 use?
Right. 女の子 is read おんなのこ (onnanoko): 女 takes おんな, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 女の子 is read おんなのこ (onnanoko): 女 takes おんな, its Japanese reading.