JLPT N5 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.
女 means woman, female. It is a JLPT N5 kanji written in 3 strokes, read おんな or じょ. It appears in 女の子 (girl) and 女性 (woman).
女 is written in 3 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 女 | おんな | woman / female |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ | girl |
| 女性 | じょせい | woman |
女 tends to carry the sound じょ. They carry it; they do not all mean the same thing.
| Reading | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| 女 | じょ | woman, female |
| 如 | じょ | likeness, like |
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