女性
Chinese
female; woman; daughter | sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity | ||
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trad. (女性) | 女 | 性 | |
simp. #(女性) | 女 | 性 |
Pronunciation
Noun
女性
- (often attributive) the female sex; female
- 女性衛生用品/女性卫生用品 ― nǚxìng wèishēng yòngpǐn ― feminine hygiene products
- woman; female
- 月經期女性/月经期女性 ― yuèjīngqī nǚxìng ― menstruating women
Antonyms
- 男性 (nánxìng)
Derived terms
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See also
- 婦女/妇女 (fùnǚ)
- 女的 (nǚde)
- 女人 (nǚrén)
- 女子 (nǚzǐ)
- 女生 (nǚshēng)
- 女孩 (nǚhái)
- 女孩子 (nǚháizi)
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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女 | 性 |
じょ Grade: 1 | せい Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Spelling repurposed from nyoshō below during the Meiji period (1868–1912), using the relatively newer kan'on readings of the characters.[1]
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) じょせー [jòséé] (Heiban – [0])[2][3][4]
- IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞se̞ː]
Noun
女性 • (josei) ←ぢよせい (dyosei)? (counter 人)
- a woman (adult female person)
- 1993 December 15 [Mar 25 1990], Sasaki, Noriko, 動物のお医者さん [The Veterinarian], volume 3 (fiction), 36th edition, Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 19:
- 年頃の女性が自分の腸なんか見ていていいのだろうか
- Toshigoro no josei ga jibun no chō nan ka mite ite ii no darō ka
- Is it okay for a woman of marriageable age to stare at her own guts?
- 年頃の女性が自分の腸なんか見ていていいのだろうか
- 1999 August 26, “誕生の天使 [Angel of Birth]”, in BOOSTER 4, Konami:
- 女性のおなかに命が宿った事を知らせてくれると言われている。
- Josei no onaka ni inochi ga yadotta koto o shirasete kureru to iwarete iru.
- Legend has it that it can tell you when a woman gets with child.
- 女性のおなかに命が宿った事を知らせてくれると言われている。
- 2000 January 27, “アルラウネ [Alraune]”, in Vol.7, Konami:
- 花の中の女性が毒花粉をまき散らす。近づいてはいけない。
- Hana no naka no josei ga doku kafun o makichirasu. Chikazuite wa ikenai.
- A flower-dwelling woman who spreads poisonous pollen. Never get anywhere near her.
- 花の中の女性が毒花粉をまき散らす。近づいてはいけない。
- 2015 March 10 [2014/12/10], Shiozaki, Yūji, “第百五拾参話 [Chapter 153]”, in 一騎当千 [One vs. Thousands], volume 23 (fiction), 2 edition, Tokyo: Wani Books:
- これで興福寺学園を処分する理由が出来ました 多勢で一人の女性を暴行した罪は重く…その償いは死
- Kore de Kōfukuji Gakuen o shobun suru riyū ga dekimashita Tazei de hitori no josei o bōkō shita tsumi wa omoku… Sono tsugunai wa shi
- I now have a justification to dispose of Kōfukuji Academy. Ganging up on a lone woman, that shall not go unpunished… And the punishment is death.
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- (biology, grammar) the feminine gender
Synonyms
- 女の人 (onna no hito): woman
- 女 (onna): woman
Antonyms
- 男の人 (otoko no hito): man
- 男 (otoko): man
- 男性 (dansei): male; man
See also
- 性別 (seibetsu): biological gender
- 性 (sei): grammatical gender
- 子供 (kodomo): child; children
- 少女 (shōjo): young girl
- 少年 (shōnen): young boy
- 青年 (seinen): young man
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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女 | 性 |
にょ Grade: 1 | しょう Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Borrowed from Middle Chinese 女性 (MC ɳɨʌX siᴇŋH, “woman; female + character; gender”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.[1]
Largely superseded in everyday Japanese by josei above.[1]
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) にょしょー [nyòshóó] (Heiban – [0])[2][3][4]
- IPA(key): [ɲ̟o̞ɕo̞ː]
Noun
女性 • (nyoshō) ←によしやう (nyosyau)?
- (rare, dated) a woman
Synonyms
- 婦人 (fujin): woman
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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女 | 性 |
Noun
女性 • (yeoseong) (hangeul 여성)
- Hanja form? of 여성 (“woman”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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女 | 性 |
Adjective
女性
- chữ Hán form of nữ tính (“feminine”).