Kun readings

On readings

Name (nanori) readings

Example words

おんな

おんな女

woman; female

おんながた女形

onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles

おんなぎらい女嫌い

misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist

おんなごころ女心

woman's heart; female instincts or psychology

おんなざかり女盛り

prime of womanhood

め

こううんのめがみ幸運の女神

Lady Luck

さおとめ早乙女

young female rice planter; young girl

じゆうのめがみ自由の女神

Statue of Liberty

じゆうのめがみぞう自由の女神像

Statue of Liberty

めがみ女神

goddess

ジョ

かのじょ彼女

she; her

じょおう女王

queen

じょし女子

woman; girl

じょせい女性

woman; female

じょゆう女優

actress; female actor

ニョ

てんにょ天女

heavenly nymph; celestial maiden

にょたい女体

woman's body

にょにん女人

woman

にょにんきんせい女人禁制

prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission

ろうにゃくなんにょ老若男女

men and women of all ages

ニョウ

おしかけにょうぼう押しかけ女房

woman who forced her husband into marriage

にょうぼう女房

wife (esp. one's own wife)

にょうぼうがっこう女房学校

The School For Wives

にょうぼうことば女房詞

secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)

にょうぼうやく女房役

assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; wifely role