女の人

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
女 人
おんな
Grade: 1 		ひと
Grade: 1
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

Compound of 女 (onna, “a woman”) +‎ の (no, appositional particle) +‎ 人 (hito, “a person”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Tokyo) おんなのひと​ [òńná nó hítóꜜ] (Odaka – [6])
  • IPA(key): [õ̞nːa̠ no̞ çi̥to̞]

Noun[edit]

女(おんな)の人(ひと) • (onna no hito) 

  1. a woman, a female adult person
    Antonym: 男の人 (otoko no hito)

Usage notes[edit]

Used in place of 女(おんな) (onna) to avoid sounding too blunt.

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