おんな
woman, girl
A figure kneeling with her arms folded across, three strokes and no more. The same shape you have already met inside 好き and 姉 and 妹, on its own at last. On おん, nah な: おんな.
Bare 女 can sound blunt about a person. 女の人 or 女性 じょせい is the safe way to say it.
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