女 — woman, female

おんな女 woman

Grade 1 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 3 strokes family

U+5973 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. 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

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).

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

しょ・じょ sho 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) 子(し) joshi girl 男(だん) 女(じょ) danjo men and women 女(じょ) 王(おう) joou queen 女(じょ) 子(し) 大(だい) joshidai women's university 王(おう) 女(じょ) oujo princess 少(しょう) 女(じょ) shoujo girl 女(じょ) 子(し) 高(こう) joshikou girls' high school 長(ちょう) 女(じょ) choujo eldest daughter

め me 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(め) 神(がみ) megami goddess 乙(おと) 女(め) otome maiden

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

女(にょう) 房(ぼう) nyoubou wife

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

貴女(あなた) anata you (polite, to a woman)

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Atomic component This kanji has no further breakdown — it's a primitive building block used to compose others.

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いもうと妹 younger sister あね姉 elder sister あん安 relax い委 committee し始 commence かなめ要 need こう好 fond ふ婦 lady つま妻 wife さくら桜 cherry

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Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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女 — woman, female

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).

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

め me 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).

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

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (39)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

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女 — woman, female

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).

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

め me 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).

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

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Stroke order

Components

Used as component in (39)

Kangxi Radical The Kangxi radicals are a set of 214 character components standardized in the 1716 Kangxi Dictionary. Every kanji is classified under one radical, used for dictionary lookup and character organization.

Keyboard Shortcuts

General

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