淑女|しゅくじょshukujo[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounlady
   彼女かのじょはどこから見みてもイギリスの淑女しゅくじょだ。↗

   She's every bit an English lady.
2. noun(female) pervert

• SynonymレディーNeutralLoanword for a lady, often in set phrases like 「レディーファースト」; lighter and more everyday than 「淑女」.
• Synonym貴婦人きふじんWrittenWritten/formal prose term for a woman of high social rank; 「淑女」 stresses dignified conduct rather than noble status.
• SynonymマダムNeutralLoanword for a married woman or madam; also the proprietress of a bar. Neutral in tone, without 「淑女」's refined-lady nuance.
• Related婦人ふじんNeutralNeutral word for an adult woman; somewhat old-fashioned and formal, as in 「婦人服」. Broader than 「淑女」, with no nuance of refined conduct.
• Related奥様おくさまFormalFormal but common in daily speech: a polite way to refer to another person's wife. 「淑女」 describes refined bearing, not marital status.
• Related奥方おくがたFormalFormal, old-fashioned honorific for the wife of a noble or person of standing; now heard mostly in period dramas, unlike the general 「淑女」.
• Related御方おかたFormalFormal honorific for 「方」 ('that person'); unlike 「淑女」 it is not limited to women.
• Related刀自とじWrittenWritten/formal prose and archaic: an honorific for an older woman or the mistress of a household; far more literary than 「淑女」.
• Relatedお嬢様おじょうさまFormalFormal respectful term for another's daughter, or a pampered 'young lady'; implies a young, unmarried woman, unlike 「淑女」.
• Antonym粗野な女NeutralA woman rough in speech and behavior and ill-bred; the opposite of the dignified, graceful 「淑女」.

Use 「淑女」 for a woman of dignified, well-bred conduct, as in 「紳士淑女の皆様」. For casual use pick 「レディー」 (「レディーファースト」); for a noble lady 「貴婦人」; for another's wife 「奥様」. The rest: an adult woman (「婦人」), a formal honorific (「御方」), a noble's wife in period dramas (「奥方」), the archaic 「刀自」, a pampered young lady (「お嬢様」), a married woman or bar proprietress (「マダム」); 「粗野な女」 is the opposite.

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

1. つつましくしとやかな女性じょせい。
2. 洗練せんれんされた女性じょせい。
3. 女性じょせいに対たいする丁寧ていねいな呼び名よびな。