乙女

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乙	女

Etymology

/woto2me1/: [wotwome] > [wotome] > otome. Cognate with the verb ot- "to become young" with me1 as a female suffix. Contrasts with otoko, the male version.

Noun

乙女 (hiragana おとめ, romaji otome, historical hiragana をとめ)

1. daughter
2. virgin, maiden
3. little girl, young lady

Derived terms

乙女座 (otomeza): Virgo 乙女桜 (otomezakura): fairy primrose 乙女心 (otomegokoro): girl's feeling

乙女チック (otome chikku): girly 早乙女 (saotome): young girl 天津乙女 (amatsuotome): celestial maiden

Related terms

• 少女