VocabularyJLPT N5 · core

おんな
hepburn onna

woman, female

Part of speech · noun

Pattern visualization

woman
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Examples

  1. 女の人がパンを買いました。
    A woman bought bread.
  2. 女の子は花が好きです。
    The girl likes flowers.

Collocations

女の人 (woman)女の子 (girl)女性 (josei, formal female)長女 (choujo, eldest daughter)彼女 (kanojo, she/girlfriend)

Mnemonic

女 onna — paired with otoko. Same の pattern: 女の人, 女の子. Formal: 女性 josei. The kanji shows a kneeling woman with arms folded (oracle bone origin). Appears in 彼女 kanojo (she/girlfriend), 女王 joou (queen).

Quick check

  1. How do you say "girlfriend" in Japanese?

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