女|おんなonna[3]odaka (tail-high)

1. noun, noun (prefix)woman; femaleless polite than 女性 or 女の人
   彼かれが戻もどってきた時ときには、女おんなは歩み去あゆみさっていた。↗

   When he came back, the woman had walked off.
2. nounfemale lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman

• Synonym女子じょしCasualAs 「おなご」 this is a dialectal or old-fashioned word for a girl or woman; the reading 「じょし」 is the common one today.
• Synonym女性じょせいNeutralA neutral, polite word for women, as in 「女性用」 and 「女性の方」; 「女」 is more direct and can sound coarse or judgmental.
• Synonym婦人ふじんWrittenFor adult women, as in 「婦人服」 and 「婦人会」; a bit old-fashioned and formal.
• SynonymレディーNeutralA neutral loanword for a lady, used in everyday terms like 「レディースデー」; it carries an elegant, refined nuance.
• Synonym女房にょうぼうNeutralA man's colloquial term for his own wife, slightly old-fashioned; in ancient times it meant a court lady.
• Synonym女の人おんなのひとNeutralA polite colloquial way to speak of an adult woman, softer than 「女」.
• SynonymウーマンNeutralA loanword used mostly in compounds, as in 「キャリアウーマン」.
• Synonym女人にょにんWrittenA written word found mainly in Buddhist contexts, as in 「女人禁制」.
• Synonym婦女ふじょWrittenA written word for women, seen mostly in legal and news reporting.
• SynonymそばめWrittenAn old word for a concubine or personal attendant maid, with a feudal flavor; no longer used today.
• Synonym雌めWrittenRead 「め」, it mostly works as a prefix meaning female, as in 「雌牛」, and applies mainly to animals.
• Synonym女の子めのこWrittenAs 「めのこ」 this is an archaic word for a girl; today one says 「おんなのこ」.
• Antonym男おとこNeutralThe counterpart of 「女」: man, male. Just as direct a way of putting it.
• Antonym雄おWrittenOpposes the female-animal sense of 「女」; read 「お」, it mostly works as a prefix meaning male, as in 「雄牛」.

In everyday speech use 「女」 or the softer 「女の人」; for formal or polite contexts choose 「女性」. Girls are 「女の子」, and 「婦人」 is a somewhat dated word for adult women. A man calls his own wife 「女房」. 「レディー」 is an elegant loanword, 「ウーマン」 appears in compounds, 「雌」/「雄」 mark animal sex, and 「女人」, 「婦女」 and 「側女」 are written or archaic.

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

1. (おんな)ヒトの雌めす。
2. (おんな) 優やさしさや母性ぼせいと言いった女性じょせいが持ち合もちあわせることをのぞまれている特質とくしつを持もつ存在そんざい。
3. (むすめ　歴史れきし)娘むすめ。