婦人|ふじんfujin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwoman; lady; adult female
   あなたに面会めんかいしたいという婦人ふじんがいます。↗

   There's a lady asking for you.

• Synonym女性じょせいNeutralThe most neutral, general word for someone of female sex; 「婦人」 leans toward adult women and adds an old-fashioned, formal tone.
• Synonym女おんなNeutralA blunt colloquial word for a woman that can come across as coarse; 「婦人」 is formal and respectful.
• Synonym女子じょしCasualRead 「おなご」: a dialectal or old-fashioned colloquial word for a woman or girl, seldom used today.
• Synonym婦女ふじょWrittenA written term for women, seen mostly in legal and news writing; not used in everyday speech.
• Synonym女の人おんなのひとNeutralA colloquial way to refer to an adult woman, more easygoing than 「女性」; 「婦人」 is more formal.
• SynonymウーマンNeutralA loanword used mostly in compounds such as 「キャリアウーマン」; rarely on its own.
• Synonym女人にょにんWrittenA written word seen mainly in Buddhist contexts, as in 「女人禁制」; not used in daily speech.
• Synonym成人女性せいじんじょせいNeutralAn adult woman in statistical or formal explanatory use; it lacks the old-fashioned politeness of 「婦人」.
• RelatedレディーNeutralA loanword for a lady, as in 「レディーファースト」; it carries an elegant, courteous nuance.
• Related淑女しゅくじょWrittenA written word for a dignified, well-bred woman, the counterpart of 「紳士」; it is complimentary in tone.
• Antonym男性だんせいNeutralDenotes a male; the direct opposite of 「婦人」 in terms of sex.

Use 「婦人」 for a formal, slightly old-fashioned reference to an adult woman, often in compounds like 「婦人服」 or 「婦人科」. In neutral everyday contexts say 「女性」, casually 「女の人」, elegantly 「レディー」; the opposite sex is 「男性」.

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

1. 成人せいじんした女性じょせい。