JLPT N4 · Noun

女性 (josei)

女性 (じょせい, josei) is a Japanese noun meaning “woman; female”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょせい
Romaji: josei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

woman; female · noun, noun taking の
feminine gender · noun, noun taking の

Example sentences

その少女は大きくなってすらりとした女性になった。

The girl has grown into a slender woman.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 女性

woman, femaleジョ・ニョ・おんな・め · 3 strokes

sex, gender, natureセイ・ショウ・さが · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 女性.

女おんなwoman女の子おんなのこgirl彼女かのじょshe少女しょうじょgirl (usu. between 7 and 17)女王じょおうqueen女子じょしwoman女優じょゆうactress女史じょしlady (of high social status王女おうじょprincess長女ちょうじょeldest daughter女房にょうぼうwife (esp. one's own wife)女の人おんなのひとwoman女じょwoman男性だんせいman

Source: JMdict entry 1345250 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.