女子力

女子力

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	子	力
じょ Grade: 1	し Grade: 1	りょく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

女 (じょ)子 (し) (joshi, “girl”) + 力 (りょく) (ryoku, “power, strength”)

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) じょし​りょく [jòshíꜜryòkù] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ɕiɾʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

女子力 (hiragana じょしりょく, rōmaji joshiryoku)

1. (informal) femininity; girliness

See also

• English: girl power (not identical in meaning)