女

woman

JLPT N5 Grade 1 3 strokes

Kun'yomi: おんな
On'yomi: ジョ・ニョ
Radical: 女 · woman (woman, female)

女 means "woman". It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 3 strokes. It is read おんな in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジョ・ニョ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 1.

Example word

女おんなの子こ

girl

女 in example sentences

私わたしは女おんなだ。

Watashi wa onna da.

I'm a woman.
女おんなはわからん。

Onna wa wakaran.

I don't understand women.
女おんなに聞きいてみろ。

Onna ni kiite miro.

Ask a woman.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Common questions

What does the kanji 女 mean?: 女 means "woman". It is a JLPT N5 kanji.
How many strokes does 女 have?: 女 is written in 3 strokes.
How is 女 read?: It is read おんな in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and ジョ・ニョ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 女?: 女 is a JLPT N5 kanji.

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