女性|じょせいjosei[0]heiban (flat)

1. no-adjectivewoman; female
   その少女しょうじょは大おおきくなってすらりとした女性じょせいになった。↗

   The girl has grown into a slender woman.
2. no-adjective, grammarfeminine gender

• Synonym女おんなCasualBlunt colloquial word for a woman; said of a third party it can sound rude or suggestive, where 「女性」 stays neutral and polite.
• Synonym婦人ふじんWrittenWritten word for an adult woman with an old-fashioned ring; mostly in set phrases such as 「婦人服」 and 「婦人会」.
• Synonym女子じょしCasualDialectal or old-fashioned colloquialism for a girl or woman, carrying a rustic, rural flavor.
• Synonym女人にょにんWrittenWritten, Buddhist term for a woman, as in 「女人禁制」; archaic flavor, not everyday speech.
• Synonym婦女ふじょWrittenFormal written word for women, typical of legal or news writing, as in 「婦女暴行」; not conversational.
• Synonym女の人おんなのひとNeutralNeutral phrase used to politely refer to an adult woman in speech; more courteous than 「女」.
• SynonymウーマンNeutralLoanword that mostly appears in compounds such as 「キャリアウーマン」.
• RelatedレディーNeutralLoanword for a lady; used in address or phrases like 「レディーファースト」, but cannot replace 「女性」 in formal use.
• Antonym男性だんせいNeutralThe antonym: man or male, and like 「女性」 it is the neutral, polite term for the sex.

Default to 「女性」 in most contexts. In speech, 「女の人」 is the polite everyday choice and 「女」 the blunt one; 「婦人」 sounds old-fashioned; 「レディー」 means a lady; the opposite sex is 「男性」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 性別せいべつが女おんなであること又またはその人ひと。
2. ある言語げんごにおいて名詞めいしや形容詞けいようしにおける文法ぶんぽう上じょうの性せいの一ひとつ。生物せいぶつ的てきな女性じょせい・雌性しせいと関連かんれんするものが多おおいが、必かならずしもそうではない。
3. （古風こふう）女おんなの人ひと。