JLPT N5 · Noun

女 (onna)

女 (おんな, onna) is a Japanese noun meaning “woman; female”. It appears in JLPT N5 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: おんな
Romaji: onna
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N5 (unofficial)

Meaning

woman; female · noun, prefix noun · less polite than 女性 or 女の人
female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman · noun

Example sentences

彼が戻ってきた時には、女は歩み去っていた。

When he came back, the woman had walked off.

Tatoeba #119438

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

Kanji in 女

woman, femaleジョ・ニョ・おんな・め · 3 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 女.

女の子おんなのこgirl女性じょせいwoman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

Source: JMdict entry 1344930 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.