Japanese Word of the Day

女
おんな - onna

woman

Definitions

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女

1. n. a female person

2. n. (specifically) a woman, an adult female

3. n. a wife

4. n. a mistress, concubine

5. n. a maid

6. n. a prostitute

7. n. a woman's appearance or quality

8. n. a feminine object

9. n. the object in a pairing which is smaller, gentler, etc. than the other

10. n. (vulgar) girlfriend

人の女に手を出すな！ - Don't you fuckin' dare touch someone else's girl!

11. n. a woman

12. n. a wife

13. n. a female

14. n. Usage: Used more in compounds than on its own.

15. n. (obsolete) a young woman

16. n. a woman, especially an actress or a prostitute

17. suffix. (historical) suffixed to names of female figures in the (Edo period)

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