女の人

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	人
おんな Grade: 1	ひと Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 女 (onna, “a woman”) +‎ の (no, appositional particle) +‎ 人 (hito, “a person”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) おんなのひと [òńná nó hítóꜜ] (Odaka – [6])
IPA^(key): [õ̞nːa̠ no̞ çi̥to̞]

Noun

女(おんな)の人(ひと) • (onna no hito)

a woman, a female adult person
Antonym: 男の人 (otoko no hito)

Usage notes

Used in place of 女(おんな) (onna) to avoid sounding too blunt.

Synonyms

女(おんな) (onna)
女性(じょせい) (josei)
女(おんな)の方(かた) (onna no kata) (polite language)

Related terms

男(おとこ)の子(こ) (otokonoko)
女(おんな)の子(こ) (onnanoko)

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