English–Japanese

“girl” in Japanese

Japanese

Also女子 (joshi) · 少女 (shōjo) · 女の子 (onnanoko)

Pronunciation

Romajiotome

Example

祭りでは、村の乙女たちが踊ります。matsu ri de wa mura no oto me ta chi ga odo ri ma su

At the festival, the young women of the village dance.

Illustration for 乙女 (girl)

How to say “girl” in Japanese

“Girl” in Japanese is 乙女 (otome).

乙女 (otome) presents a girl or young woman as youthful, unmarried, and often associated with purity or romantic beauty.

Full entry for 乙女: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with 乙女

乙女は家族のために町へ薬を買いに行きます。oto me wa ka zoku no ta me ni machi e kusuri o ka i ni i ki ma su

The girl goes to town to buy medicine for her family.

Tips for using 乙女

  • The English expression otome game comes from 乙女 (otome) and uses the word for a game designed around a young female protagonist's romantic choices.

Other Japanese words for “girl”

クラスに女子が三人います。ku ra su ni jo shi ga san nin i ma su

There are three girls in the class.

その少女は歌っています。so no shō jo wa uta tte i ma su

That girl is singing.

女の子が二人います。onna no ko ga futa ri i ma su

There are two girls.

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