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女性
女性
Chinese
female; woman; daughter | sex; nature; surname; suffix corresponding to -ness or -ity
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simp. and trad. (女性) |
女 | 性 |
Adjective
女性
- (attributive) female
Derived terms
Noun
女性
Derived terms
Antonyms
- 男性 (nánxìng)
See also
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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女 | 性 |
じょ Grade: 1 |
せい Grade: 5 |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
- On'yomi: Kan'on
- (Tokyo) じょせい [jòséé] (Heiban - [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞se̞ː]
- Homophones: 女声, 助成, 助勢, 女婿
Noun
女性 (hiragana じょせい, romaji josei)
- a woman (adult female person)
- 1993 December 15, Noriko Sasaki, 動物のお医者さん [The Veterinarian], volume 3 (in Japanese), 36th edition, Tokyo: Hakusensha, ISBN 4-592-11084-6, page 23:
- 年頃の女性が自分の腸なんか見ていていいのだろうか
- Toshigoro no josei ga jibun no chō nanka miteite ī no darōka
- Is it okay for a woman of marriage age to look at her own guts?
- 年頃の女性が自分の腸なんか見ていていいのだろうか
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- (grammar) the feminine gender
Synonyms
- 女の人 (onna no hito): woman
Antonyms
Related terms
- 性別 (seibetsu)
See also
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.