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女性

Female


Meaning

Female, Woman, Lady

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

Someone who's of the woman gender is probably going to be female.


Reading

じょせい

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.


Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 他の女性

    another woman

    大人の女性

    an adult woman

    相手の女性

    female partner, female opponent

  • 女性が働く

    women work

    女性がする

    women do

    女性がいる

    there is a woman

  • 女性を選ぶ

    to choose a woman

    女性を見る

    to look at a woman

    女性を追いかける

    to chase after a woman

  • 女性になる

    to become a woman

    女性にもらう

    to receive from a woman

    女性にモテる

    to be popular with women

  • 女性の社会進出

    women's advancement in society

    女性の労働

    women's labor

    女性の場合

    for women, in the case of a woman

Context Sentences

女性用トイレはあちらです。

The women's restroom is over there.

お客様が女性でも男性でも、サービスは同じにすべきじゃないですか?

Shouldn't the service be the same for both female and male customers?

当時は、先生が私のことを一人の大人の女性として見てくれていると思ってうれしかったんです。

At the time, I was happy thinking that the teacher saw me as an adult woman.


Kanji Composition