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女性

じょせい

woman, female

Mnemonic

Joe じょ says せい it the proper way in front of people, rather than the blunt one he uses at home: じょせい.

Worth knowing

The polite one. Bare 女 おんな can sound blunt about a person; 女性 never does.

Built from

woman
A pictograph, a figure kneeling, arms folded across.
nature, gender
忄 heart + 生 life

Words sharing these kanji

she, her, girlfriend girl woman, girl girl woman, girl male, man character, personality

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