Kanji女
Readingじょ
Frequency67%
Used in (550 in total)
she; her; girlfriend
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
woman; female; feminine gender
woman; girl
saint; holy woman
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
you; noblewoman; lady
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
beautiful woman
imperial princess
little girl
schoolgirl; female student
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
female high school student
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
actress; female actor
lady; (female) pervert
young noblewoman; princess
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
girl student; schoolgirl
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
Her Majesty the Queen
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
adopted daughter; foster daughter
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
(Catholic) nun; sister
women's dormitory
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
wicked woman; ugly woman
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
feminine; womanly; female
second daughter
(in) her way; peculiar to her
sons and daughters; children; girl
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
maidservant
female doctor
prostitute; harlot
schoolgirl; female student
student of a women's college; female university student
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
(young) girl
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
female genitalia
woman's body
girls-only gathering
third daughter
feminine; effeminate
waitress; hostess
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
female court attendant; court lady
professional woman shogi player; professional woman go player
woman entertainer; prostitute
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
talented woman
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
they (females); them
queen bee; queen wasp
enchantress; vamp
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
women's college; women's university
queendom; country ruled by a queen
stupid girl; stupid woman
girls' or women's division or section
women's basketball; girls' basketball
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
girls' high school
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
ugly woman; unattractive woman; (arch.) female demon
female genitals; vulva
fourth-born daughter
empress; queen
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience
student of a girls' school
sex ratio; gender ratio
fairy; nymph; elf
female factory worker
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
maiden work; debut work
woman; womankind
(romantic) trouble with women; calamities brought upon a man by a woman
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
female line; matrilinear
Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)
women's magazine
High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess
second daughter
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
sexual experience (with women)
sexual discrimination; sexism
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
female voice
female ghost; female apparition; female monster
loss of virginity (of a female); defloration; deflowering
female servants' bedroom
saleswoman; shopgirl
jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata)
women's college; women's university
fifth daughter
feminization; feminisation
virginity (of a female); maidenhood
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
female bandit; female robber; woman (who distracts men's search for truth)
Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
naked woman
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic"); (lit.) beautiful witch
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
female prisoner; female convict
sporty girl; athletic girl
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
iron maiden (torture device)
co-education; mixed education
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
giant woman (in fiction); giantess; tall woman; woman of large build
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989 animated film)
single woman; spinster
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
heroine; brave woman; spirited woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
goddess; female deity
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
son-in-law; (one's) daughter's husband
virgin territory; virgin soil; uncultivated land; unexplored area (of study, research, etc.)
barren woman; sterile woman
placing women above men
virtuous woman; faithful wife
misogyny; discrimination against women; sexism
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
(someone) acting like a girlfriend even though not in a relationship
one's history of love affairs with women
equal rights among men and women
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men; woman who likes eating meat
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
discrimination against women; sexism
Nüwa (mother goddess of Chinese mythology); Nügua
one's view (opinion) of women
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
maid-in-waiting in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
female dominance; female supremacy
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
eldest daughter of a married couple; eldest legitimate daughter
Jurchen people
feminine beauty
adult woman; mature woman
virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)
wise woman; clever woman
tough woman; dragon lady
matrilineal family; family dominated by women; matriarchal family
brothel catering for females
women who excel; women in prominent positions
women's rights
women's junior college
for the use of women only
female juvenile delinquent
boys and girls
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950 novel by C. S. Lewis)
woman who has fantasies involving her favorite characters
female fan of yuri comics, etc.
virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
lascivious woman; lewd woman; (arch.) prostitute
gentle woman; affectionate woman; beautiful graceful woman
youngest daughter
(male) cross-dresser; transvestite
physiognomy indicating ill fortune concerning women
adult film actress; pornstar
perfect woman; woman other women aspire to be like
The Subjection of Women (book by JS Mill)
Heidi (1881 novel by Johanna Spyri, 1974 anime)
filial daughter
women's writing; literature written by women
Virgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin
The Tragic History of Female Factory Workers (reportage by Wakizo Hosoi, 1925); The Pathetic Life of Mill Girls
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
women with low disposable incomes; (lit.) poverty girls
women's liberation; emancipation of women
female genitalia; female genital organs
male-to-female crossdresser; male crossdresser; femboy
glamorous woman; seductive woman
virgin; maiden pure in heart
women's volleyball; girls' volleyball
female professional; mistress (in a field)
goddess of frost and snow; frost and snow
woman used as a sexual object; female human toilet
women's history; history of women
empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
girl who has low self esteem
men and women; the whole town
women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII
lowly woman
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
extension of women's rights
nymphophilia; sexual fixation on young girls; lolicon
respect for women
gender gap; male-female divide
strained back; lower back pain
Jurchen people
(one's) daughter; stupid woman; stupid girl
gallant woman
Minato girl (young woman who likes spending time in fancy neighbourhoods)
female employee; female worker; working-woman
ladylike; in the manner of a lady
female emperor (of Japan)
Red Queen hypothesis (of evolutionary biology)
Japan Women's College of Physical Education
music performed by women; women who performed court Bugaku music and dance
women's organization; women's group; women's movement
Frozen (2013 Disney film)
women's movement activist; feminist activist
Queen Anne's War (1702-1713)
low class licensed prostitute (Edo period)
harlots' kabuki; prostitutes' kabuki
Buddha or Bodhisattva appearing in female form; female incarnation; female ghost; female apparition
Seishin Women's University; University of the Sacred Heart
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
woman interested in Buddhism and Buddhist images
(school) admission category for students who have lived abroad
A Little Princess (novel)
women's rights movement
prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
National Organization for Women; NOW
She: a History of Adventure (1887 novel by H. Rider Haggard)
prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989 animated film) (abbr)
woman attracted to Americans (particularly in the military)
female student of Waseda University; Waseda alumna
woman who feigns intimacy with men for money
female singer-songwriter who typically uses an acoustic guitar
Japan Women's University (abbr)
low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)
various intimate services (e.g. massage) rendered by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform
girls-only drinking party
Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan
Hagi Women's Junior College
Joshibi University of Art and Design
Koka Women's College (former name)
(Japanese) children living overseas
actress that frequently does bizarre things
Musashino Women's College (abbr)
business woman; prostitute
single woman; unmarried woman
prostitute of the second rank (below the tayū; Edo period)
married woman
Hanjo (noh play by Zeami)
eldest daughter
literary girl; book-loving girl; bookworm girl
female language; feminine expression
Jurchen language
female customer; female guest
Heian Jogakuin University; St. Agnes' University
unisex; usable by both sexes; suitable for both sexes; coed
unisex; for use by both men and women
social relations between men and women; mingling between the sexes
virgin snow; untracked snow; untrodden snow
1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three US servicemen stationed in Okinawa
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor descended from the imperial line through the maternal side
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
female-pattern baldness; female alopecia; androgenic alopecia
bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
daisy (Erigeron annuus); daisy fleabane
golden web spider (Nephila pilipes)
ruddy turnstone (species of sandpiper, Arenaria interpres)
grown-up woman; adult woman
maid working in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
beautiful woman; lady attendant
stone statue of a woman
domestic service; working as a housemaid; domestic help; domestic helper
bedroom of a forsaken woman