女の人
おんなのひと
hepburn onna-no-hito
woman (adult)
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 受付の女の人が親切でした。The woman at reception was kind.
- 女の人が二人、話しています。Two women are talking.
Collocations
女の人 (onna no hito, woman adult)女性 (josei, female formal)女の子 (onna no ko, girl)おばさん (obasan, middle-aged)あの方 (ano kata, that person honorific)
Mnemonic
Onna-no-hito (女の人) pairs with otoko-no-hito — 女 + の + 人, the natural neutral conversational term for adult women. Formal writing / stats use 女性 josei (Sino-Japanese); children are onna-no-ko; friendly middle-aged hailing is obasan; very polite / honorific is ano kata (general honorific for any person). Korean yeojabun / yeoseong / yeoseongbun parallels. Plain 女 (onna) is natural in literature / songs ("onna no isshou" = a woman's life) but rough in direct speech — even harsher than Korean "yeoja." News writes "josei kaisha-in (○ years old)" with role / age.
Quick check
Very polite reference to a woman in interviews / formal speech?