Japanese Conversation · Level 30
90 words
Japanese word
女子
Pronunciation
Romajijoshi
Meaning
- noungirl
Example
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.
More examples
隣の席の女子と話します。tonari no seki no jo shi to hana shi ma su
I talk with the girl in the next seat.
Core concept
Marks a person as female, with context shifting the focus from a girl or woman to a female student.
Common phrases
女子学生jo shi gaku sei
female student
女子トイレjo shi to i re
women's restroom
女子チームjo shi chī mu
girls' team
Similar words
女の子onnanoko: A female child or young girl, in an informal and familiar expression.
女性josei: An adult female person, often in a neutral or respectful context.
女onna: A female person referred to in a broad, informal, or sometimes blunt way.
Definition in Japanese
女の子や女性を指し、学校では女子生徒の意にもなる語。onna no ko ya jo sei o sa shi gak kō de wa jo shi sei to no i ni mo na ru go
Word origin
女子 (joshi) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 女 (jo, "woman") and 子 (shi, "child"), whose combined sense developed into a term for a female person.
Usage tips
- In school and sports contexts, 女子 (joshi) often labels female students or women's divisions, so the word can describe a group by gender without specifying age.
Other meanings
- womannoun
- female studentnoun
Opposites
- 男子danshiboynoun