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{{also|タ|ヌ|ㄆ|ㄡ|又|夂|夊|夕|支|攴|攵|文|歹|歺|𡚦|𠨰}}
{{character info}}
{{character info|⼥}}
{{character info|0xf981}}
{{character info|㊛}}

==Translingual==
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===Han character===
{{Han char|rn=38|rad=女|as=00|sn=3|four=40400|canj=V|ids=⿻𡿨丆(GJKV),⿻𡿨𠂇(HT)}}

# {{mul-kangxi radical-def}}

====Derived characters====
* [[Appendix:Chinese radical/女]], [[奻]], [[㚣]], [[姦]]
* {{l|mul|[[㚢]], [[𠯆]], [[𡥃]], [[𢑒]], [[𫹌]], [[𢖵]], [[汝]], [[𣅓]], [[𪱴]], [[𤖩]], [[𤘙]], [[𤣷]], [[肗]], [[𤯕]], [[𫀁]], [[籹]], [[𦘽]], [[𫌜]], [[𫌳]], [[𧴱]], [[𧺜]], [[𨐎]], [[釹]]([[钕]]), [[𩖠]], [[𩚔]], [[𩨚]], [[𫶯]], [[𠚰]], [[邚]], [[䎟]], [[䶯]]}}
* {{l|mul|[[㣽]], [[𭴇]], [[𥁅]], [[𠕷]], [[𡉓]], [[安]], [[𢇘]], [[𦬑]], [[𢨭]], [[𣱘]], [[𥤨]], [[𥫭]], [[娄]], [[耍]], [[要]], [[𮡎]], [[𦯽]], [[𤕢]], [[𫒈]], [[𩁻]], [[蒆]], [[𫘺]], [[䆯]], [[䶒]], [[𨳐]], [[囡]]}}
* {{l|mul|[[佞]], [[𣍲]], [[㓂]], [[宼]], [[窛]], [[桜]], [[珱]], [[䋝]], [[䧪]], [[巕]]}}

====Descendants====
* {{l|ja|め}} {{q|[[hiragana|Hiragana]] character derived from [[man'yōgana]]}}
* {{l|ja|メ}} {{q|[[katakana|Katakana]] character derived from [[man'yōgana]]}}

====References====
{{Han ref|kx=0254.220|dkj=06036|dj=0516.190|hdz=21023.230|uh=5973}}
{{Han ref|uh=F981}}

[[Category:CJKV radicals| ]]

==Chinese==

===Glyph origin===
{{Han etym}}
{{liushu|p}}: a woman with breasts kneeling or standing. In modern form turned on left side: enclosed area is remnant of left breast (character's left, depicted woman's right), while right breast has disappeared.

Graphically cognate to {{zh-l|母|mother}} and [[毋]], which has developed similarly, but also includes dots for nipples and has retained both breasts. Compare {{noncog|egy|𓁐}}.

Similar but unrelated to [[卩]], in which the person kneeling has unspecified gender.

===Etymology 1===
{{zh-forms|alt=𠨰}}
{{zh-wp|zh|yue}}
[[File:Qipao woman.jpg|thumb|{{lang|zh|女性}}]]
From {{inh|zh|sit-pro|*nja-ŋ/k||woman}}. Compare {{cog|bo|ཉག་མོ||woman}} ({{zh-ref|Hill, 2019}}).

Pronunciation 2 is an [[exoactive]] derivation of pronunciation 1 ({{zh-ref|Schuessler, 2007}}).

====Pronunciation 1====
{{zh-pron
|m=nǚ
|m-s=nyü3
|dg=нү2
|c=neoi5,neoi5-2,neoi5-1
|c_note=neoi5-2 - “daughter; girlfriend; girl”; neoi5-1 - “queen”
|c-t=nui2
|g=nyy3/nyyn3
|g_note=nyy3 - usual pronunciation, including “daughter”; nyyn3 - “daughter”
|h=pfs=ńg;hrs=h:ngˊ;gd=n3
|j=ny2
|mb=nṳ̌
|md=nṳ̄
|mda=Cdo-fzho, 汝.ogg
|mn=ml,ct,tp,tn,kh,mg:lú/xm,zz,ct,zp,jj,yl,hc,tc:lí/qz,na,ha,yc,lk,sx,km,hc,kl:lír
|mn_note=Xiamen: lú - more common
Zhangzhou: lí - more common
Quanzhou: lír - more common; lú - colloquial variant
|mn-t=neng2/ni2
|mn-t_note=neng2 - vernacular; ni2 - colloquial
|w=sh,sz:6gniu
|x=nyy3
|x-h=ny3
|mc=1
|oc=1,1
|ma=y
|cat=n,a
}}

=====Definitions=====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# [[woman]]; {{lb|zh|only of humans in Standard Chinese}} [[female]]
#: {{zh-x|女人|woman|tr='''nǚ'''rén}}
#: {{zh-x|女的|woman; female|tr='''nǚ'''de}}
#: {{zh-x|一 個 女 演員|an actr'''ess'''|tr=yī ge '''nǚ''' yǎnyuán}}
#: {{zh-x|一 個 女 士兵|a '''female''' soldier|tr=yī ge '''nǚ''' shìbīng}}
#: {{zh-x|請問 女 衛生間 在 哪兒{r}？|Excuse me, where is the '''ladies'''' lavatory?; Excuse me, where is the '''women's''' bathroom?|tr=Qǐngwèn '''nǚ''' wèishēngjiān zài nǎr?}}
#: {{cot|zh|男}}
#: {{zh-also|母|雌}}
# [[daughter]] {{zh-mw|c:個|c:粒}}
#: {{zh-x|次女|second '''daughter'''|tr=cì''''nǚ'''}}
#: {{zh-x|佢 係 我 個 女{neoi5-2}。|She's my '''daughter'''.|C|tr=keoi5 hai6 ngo5 go3 '''neoi5-2'''}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese}} [[girl]]; [[young]] female {{zh-mw|c:條|c:班}}
#: {{zh-x|靚女{neoi5-2}|pretty '''girl'''|C|tr=leng3 '''neoi5-2'''}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|Teochew|slang}} [[girlfriend]] {{zh-mw|c:條|mn-t:粒}}
#* {{quote-song|zh|year=|lyricist=|title=zh:脚车破尼|album=|url=|artist=zh:郑小锴}}
#*: {{zh-x|想起 昨年 我 許 粒 '''妮'''　騙 我 感情 詐 我 個 錢||MN-T}}
# {{lb|zh|Cantonese|cards}} [[queen]] {{zh-mw|c:張|c:隻}}
# {{lb|zh|astronomy}} the [[Girl]] {{gl|a Chinese constellation near [[Aquarius]], 10th of the [[二十八宿|Twenty-Eight Mansions]] and part of the [[玄武|Black Turtle]]}}

======Synonyms======
{{zh-dial|女兒}}
{{zh-dial|女朋友}}
{{zh-dial|圈兒}}

=====Compounds=====
{{der3|zh|一男半女|丁女|丈夫女|下女|三男兩女|三男四女|上門女婿|么女|仕女|仙女|仙女山|佚女|使女|侍女|信女|修女|倡女|倩女|假女|兒女|內女|兩娘女|列女|剩女|北邙鄉女|吧女|吧托女|商女|士女|大男大女|天台女|天女|女丈夫|女丑|女中|女主|女乘務員|女事|女人|女伎|女伴|女伶|女低音|女侍|女修士|女修道|女修道張|女修道院|女傑|女傭|女僧|女僕|女儐相|女優|女兄|女先|女光棍|女兒|女公|女兵|女冠|女功|女博士|女友|女叔|女口|女史|女同胞|女君|女四書|女國|女垣|女士|女大不中留|女大十八變|女大難留|女大須嫁|女夷|女奴|女妹|女娃|女姪|女娘|女婢|女媧|女媒|女婿|女嫁男婚|女嬰|女子|女孩|女孫|女學|女官|女宗|女室|女客|女家|女宮|女宿|女將|女工|女巫|女市|女師|女床|女店員|女廁|女廚|女弟|女強人|女御|女德|女性|女戎|女戶|女房東|女扮男裝|女扮男身|女招的|女排|女方|女星|女曰雞鳴|女書|女朋友|女校|女樂|女權|女歧|女武神|女氣|女流|女牆|女牢|女犯|女王|女班頭|女生|女用內衣|女男|女皇|女監|女直|女真|女眷|女神|女禍|女秀才|女科|女童|女管家|女紀|女紅|女給|女織男耕|女繼承人|女聲|女聯會|女舍監|女色|女花|女落子|女蘿|女裝|女襯衫|女角|女誡|女謁|女警|女護士|女貌郎才|女貞酒|女賓|女起解|女身|女車|女轎|女郎|女酒|女錢|女長須嫁|女閭|女陪堂|女陰|女隸|女青年會|女鞋|女高|女魃|奼女|妓女|妖女|妻女|姪女|娼女|婢女|婦女|婺女|媛女|嫁女|嬌女|嬖女|子女|孝女|季女|孤女|孟姜女|孫女|宅女|宗女|宦女|室女|宮女|寒女|寡女|實女|寸男尺女|小女|少女|工女|帝女|幼女|彭女山|從女|怨女|息女|愛女|才女|扣女|拖兒帶女|拖男帶女|拖男挈女|拖男挾女|攜男抱女|攜男挈女|暖女|有女同車|有女懷春|榜女|檀郎謝女|次女|欺男霸女|歌女|歸女|母女|河女之章|浣女|海女|淑女|港女|游女|烈女|煙花女|熟女|燕女|父女|牛女|狐女|獨生女|玄女|王女|玉女|生兒育女|生男育女|甥女|男唱女隨|男女|男婚女嫁|男婚女聘|男媒女妁|男尊女卑|男左女右|男歡女愛|男男女女|男盜女娼|男耕女織|白毛女|相女配夫|石女|石女山|神女|秀女|秦川女|稚女|童女|節女|紅女|紅男綠女|素女|納女|綵女|綠女紅男|縊女|織女|繼女|羅剎女|美女|美容女|義女|老女|老女歸宗|聖女貞德|舞女|茶花女|薄命女|處女|蜑女|蠶女|衒女|裸女|貞女|貧女分光|貴女|賈女香|賣兒鬻女|越女|農家女|逆女|郎才女姿|郎才女貌|鄰女窺牆|鄭衛之女|酒家女|酒托女|醜女效顰|采女|重男輕女|鑑湖女俠|閨女|陪唱女|青女|靚女|靜女|養女|餪女|鬻兒賣女|魔女|魯女憂葵|黃花女|點繡女|齊女|龍女|女妐|同人女}}

=====Descendants=====
{{CJKV||じょ|여|nữ}}

====Pronunciation 2====
{{zh-pron
|m=nǜ
|c=neoi6
|dial=n
|mc=2
|oc=2,2
|cat=v
}}

=====Definitions=====
{{head|zh|hanzi}}

# {{†}} to [[give]] one's [[daughter]] in [[marriage]]; to give as [[wife]]
#* {{zh-x|宋 ^雍-氏 女{nǜ} 於 ^鄭 ^莊-公，曰 ^雍 ^姞。|The officer Yong of Song had '''married off a daughter''', called Yong Ji [雍姞; Yong was the father's clan name ([[氏]]); Ji the surname ([[姓]])] to duke Zhuang of Zheng.|ref=Zuozhuan|tr=Sòng Yōngshì '''nǜ''' yú Zhèng Zhuānggōng, yuē Yōng Jí.}}
#* {{zh-x|殷-辛 伐 有-蘇，有-蘇 氏 以 妲-己 女{nǜ} 焉。|{{w|King Zhou of Shang|Xin}} of {{w|Shang dynasty|Yin}} attacked Yousu; Lord Yousu '''married off his daughter''' {{w|Da Ji}} [to him].|CL|ref=Guoyu|tr=Yīnxīn fá yǒusū, yǒusū shì yǐ dájǐ '''nǜ''' yān.}}

===Etymology 2===
{{zh-see|汝|v|[[you]]}}

===References===
* {{R:yue:Hanzi}}

{{cat|cmn|Beginning Mandarin}}
{{C|zh|People|Female people}}

==Japanese==

===Kanji===
{{ja-kanji}}

# [[woman]]
# [[daughter]]

====Readings====
{{ja-readings
|goon=にょ
|kanon=じょ<ぢよ
|kanyoon=にょう
|kun=おんな-<をんな-<をみな-, め-, おうな-<をうな-, おな-<をな-, おなあ-<をなあ-, むすめ-, なんじ-<なんぢ-
|nanori=おな, た, つき, な
}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|女%王|じょ%.おう}}, {{ja-r/args|女%王|じょう%おう}}, {{ja-r/args|女%王|にょ%.おう|[[queen]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%医|じょ%い|[[female]] [[doctor]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|少%女|しょう%じょ|[[young]] [[girl]], [[style]] of [[anime]] for young [[woman|women]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%系|じょ%けい|woman-[[succession]]; [[matrilineal]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%傑|じょ%けつ|[[brave]] woman}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%権|じょ%けん|women's [[rights]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%史|じょ%し|[[Ms.]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%中|じょ%ちゅう|[[maid]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|処%女|しょ%じょ|[[virgin]], [[maiden]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%子|じょ%し|[[girl]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%児|じょ%じ|female [[infant]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%神|じょ%しん}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%性|じょ%せい|woman}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%声|じょ%せい|female [[voice]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%婿|じょ%せい|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|女%壻|じょ%せい|[[son-in-law]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%帝|じょ%てい|[[empress]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%優|じょ%ゆう|[[actress]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%流|じょ%りゅう|[[female]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%郎|じょ%ろう|[[prostitute]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%官|にょ%かん|[[court]] [[lady]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%性|にょ%しょう}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%将|にょ%しょう|[[mistress]], [[hostess]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%人|にょ%にん|[[woman]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%房|にょう%ぼう|[[wife]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|悪%女|あく%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|王%女|おう%じょ}}, {{ja-r/args|王%女|おう%にょ|[[princess]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|皇%女|おう%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|宮%女|きゅう%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|孝%女|こう%じょ|[[filial]] [[daughter]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|工%女|こう%じょ|[[female]] [[worker]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|皇%女|こう%じょ|[[imperial]] [[princess]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|才%女|さい%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|子%女|し%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|二%女|じ%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|次%女|じ%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|侍%女|じ%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|淑%女|しゅく%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|信%女|しん%にょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|仙%女|せん%にょ}}, {{ja-r/args|仙%女|せん%じょ|[[fairy]], [[nymph]], [[elf]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|善%女|ぜん%にょ}}
** {{ja-r/args|善%男 善%女|ぜん%なん ぜん%にょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|息%女|そく%じょ|[[daughter]]|pos=honorific}}
* {{ja-r/args|男%女|だん%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|男%尊%女%卑|だん%そん%じょ%ひ}}
* {{ja-r/args|痴%女|ち%じょ|[[slut]], [[female]] [[libertine]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|長%女|ちょう%じょ|[[eldest]] [[daughter]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|天%女|てん%にょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|東%女|トン%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|男%女|なん%にょ}}
** {{ja-r/args|老%若 男%女|ろう%にゃく なん%にょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|美%女|び%じょ|[[beauty]], [[belle]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|本%女|ぽん%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|魔%女|ま%じょ|[[witch]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|遊%女|ゆう%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|幼%女|よう%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|養%女|よう%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|老%女|ろう%じょ}}
* {{ja-r/args|女将|おかみ}}
* {{ja-r/args|女形|おやま}}
* {{ja-r/args|貴女|あなた}}
* {{ja-r/args|海女|あま}}
* {{ja-r/args|瞽女|ごぜ}}
* {{ja-r/args|女衒|ぜげん}}
* {{ja-r/args|侍女|まかたち|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|従女|まかたち}}
* {{ja-r/args|巫女|みこ}}
* {{ja-r/args|皇女|みこ}}
* {{ja-r/args|湯女|ゆな}}
}}
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===Etymology 1===
{{etymid|ja|onna}}
{{ja-kanjitab|おんな|yomi=k}}

{{IPAfont|⟨womi<sub>1</sub>na⟩}} → *{{IPAchar|/womʲina/}} → {{IPAchar|/womʉna/}} → {{IPAchar|/wonːa/}} → {{IPAchar|/onːa/}}

Shift from {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} ''womina'' → ''omina''. See the {{m|ja|女#Japanese:_omina|女|tr=omina}} entry for further details.

Now one of the standard Japanese words for "a woman".

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|おんな|acc=3|acc_ref=DJR,NHK,<ref name="NKD2O_onna"/>|a=Jp-on'na.ogg}}
{{ja-accent-dialectal|region=Kyoto|k|お|んな|óꜜǹnà|ref=<ref name="NKD2O_onna">{{R:ja:NKD2O|おんな［をんな］ 【女】|lid=200200b26410NtGtd99j|kotobank=女-449223#w-1906781}}</ref>}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|おんな|hist=をんな}}

# a [[female]] [[person]]
#: {{ant|ja|男|tr=otoko}}
# {{lb|ja|specifically}} a [[woman]], an [[adult]] female
#: {{ant|ja|男|tr=otoko}}
# a [[wife]]
#: {{syn|ja|妻|tr=tsuma|女房|tr2=nyōbō}}
# a [[mistress]], [[concubine]]
#: {{syn|ja|愛人|tr=aijin|情婦|tr2=jōfu|妾|tr3=mekake}}
# a [[maid]]
#: {{syn|ja|下女|tr=gejo|女中|tr2=jochū}}
# a [[prostitute]]
#: {{syn|ja|淫売婦|tr=inbaifu|女郎|tr2=jorō|売春婦|tr3=baishunfu|遊女|tr4=yūjo}}
# a woman's [[appearance]] or [[quality]]
# a [[feminine]] [[object]]
# the [[object]] in a [[pairing]] which is [[small]]er, [[gentle]]r, etc. than the other
# {{lb|ja|vulgar}} [[girlfriend]]
#: {{ja-usex|[[人]][[の#Etymology 2|の]]'''女'''[[に#Etymology 2|に]][[手を出す]][[な#Etymology 4|な]]！|ひと の '''おんな''' に て を だすな！|Don't you fuckin' dare touch someone else's '''girl'''!}}

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top3}}{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|女し|おんなし}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%親|おんな%おや|[[female]] [[parent]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%形|おんな%がた|[[male]] [[actor]] in [[female]] [[role]] of [[kabuki]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%神|おんな%がみ}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%子|おんな%ご}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%心|おんな%-ごころ|[[woman]]'s [[mind]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%坂|おんな%ざか}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%手|おんな%で|[[female]] [[worker]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女 友達|おんな ともだち|[[girlfriend]], female [[friend]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|男%女|おとこ%-おんな}}
* {{ja-r/args|彼女|かのじょ|[[girlfriend]]|lit=[[she]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|下種 女|げす おんな}}
* {{ja-r/args|雪 女|ゆき おんな|[[snowman|snowwoman]]}}
}}{{der-bottom}}

=====Idioms=====
{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|女になる|おんな に なる}}
* {{ja-r/args|女を上げる|おんな を あげる}}
}}

=====Proverbs=====
{{der-top|Proverbs}}{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|女%氏%無くして玉の輿に乗る|おんな% うじ%なくして たま の こし に のる}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%賢しくて牛%売り損なう|おんな% さかしくて うし% うりそこなう}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%三界に家なし|おんな% さんがい に いえ なし}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%三人%寄れば姦しい|おんな% さんにん% よれば かしましい}}
* {{ja-r/args|女の足%駄にて造れる笛には秋の鹿%寄る|おんな の あし%だ に て つくれる ふえ に は あき の しか% よる}}
* {{ja-r/args|女の一念%岩をも通す|おんな の いちねん% いわ を も とおす}}
* {{ja-r/args|女の髪の毛には大象も繫がる|おんな の かみ の け に は たいぞう も つながる}}
}}{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
{{etymid|ja|omina}}
{{ja-kanjitab|おみな|yomi=k}}

{{IPAfont|⟨womi<sub>1</sub>na⟩}} → *{{IPAchar|/womʲina/}} → {{IPAchar|/omina/}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|-}}.<ref>[https://oncoj.orinst.ox.ac.uk/cgi-bin/oncoj_dictionary.sh?search=L052346-main&part=n womina at OxFord-NINJAL Corpus of Old Japanese]</ref>

The initial {{IPAchar|/wo/}} expressed "[[small]], [[youth]]" and contrasted with {{IPAchar|/o/}} "[[grown]], [[old]]" (as in {{m|ja|嫗|tr=omina||[[old]] woman}}), while the medial {{IPAchar|/mi/}} is cognate with {{m|ja||女|tr=me|[[female]], [[woman]]|pos=see below}}. According to Frellesvig (2010), proto-Japonic {{IPAchar|/e/}} became Old Japanese {{IPAchar|[je]}} in final position and {{IPAchar|[i]}} elsewhere; analogous with PJ {{IPAchar|/o/}}, which became OJ {{IPAchar|[wo]}} in final position and {{IPAchar|[u]}} elsewhere (though PJ {{IPAchar|/i/}} and {{IPAchar|/u/}} also existed, compare {{w|Old Japanese}} {{ja-l|火}}'s two readings {{IPAchar|/po/}} & {{IPAchar|/pu/}} in Western & Eastern Old Japanese, respectively (Vovin, 2017)).

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|おみな|acc=0|acc_ref=NHK,<ref name="NKD2O_omina"/>|acc2=1|acc2_ref=NHK,<ref name="NKD2O_omina"/>}}
{{ja-accent-dialectal|region=Kyoto|k|お|みな|óꜜmìnà|ref=<ref name="NKD2O_omina">{{R:ja:NKD2O|おみな［をみな］ 【女】|lid=200200a96a9f721lWSws|kotobank=女-449223#w-1904374}}</ref>}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|おみな|hist=をみな}}

# {{lb|ja|archaic}} a [[young]] [[woman]]
# {{lb|ja|archaic}} a woman

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top3}}{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|女郎花|オミナエシ}}, {{ja-r/args|女郎花|おみなめし}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%神|おみな%がみ}}
* {{ja-r/args|女 髪長|おみな かみなが}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%子|おみな%ご}}
* {{ja-r/args|東%女|あずま%-おみな}}
* {{ja-r/args|宮%女|みや%-おみな}}
}}{{der-bottom}}

====Proper noun====
{{ja-pos|proper|おみな|hist=をみな}}

# {{given name|ja|female|sort=おみな}}

===Etymology 3===
{{ja-kanjitab|め|yomi=k}}

{{IPAfont|⟨me<sub>1</sub>⟩}} → *{{IPAchar|/mʲe/}} → {{IPAchar|/me/}}

From {{inh|ja|ojp|-}},<ref>{{R:jpx:ONCOJ|entry=mye|number=l050132}}</ref> from {{inh|ja|jpx-pro|*mia|sort=め}}.

Appears to be distinct from {{m|ja|目|tr={{IPAfont|⟨me<sub>2</sub>⟩}} → me||[[eye]]}}.

====Alternative forms====
* {{sense|wife}} {{ja-l|妻}}
* {{sense|female}} {{ja-l|雌}}, {{ja-l|牝}}

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|め|acc=1|acc_ref=DJR,<ref name="NKD2O_me"/>}}
{{ja-accent-dialectal|region=Kyoto|k-0|めー|méé|ref=<ref name="NKD2O_me">{{R:ja:NKD2O|め 【雌・女・牝・妻】|lid=2002041a030115PxMkkR|kotobank=雌-515270#w-2131536}}</ref>}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|め}}

# a [[woman]]
#: {{ant|ja|男|tr=o}}
#: {{ja-usex|'''女'''神|'''め'''がみ|goddess}}
# a [[wife]]
#* ''c.'' '''890''', ''{{w|Taketori Monogatari}}'' (page 3)<ref>{{cite-book|last=Horiuchi|first=Hideaki|coauthors=Ken Akiyama|title={{w|Taketori Monogatari}}, {{w|Ise Monogatari}}|publisher=[[w:Iwanami Shoten Publishing|Iwanami Shoten]]|year=1997|location=Tōkyō|isbn=4-00-240017-4}}</ref>
#*: {{ja-usex|...'''女'''の女にあづけてやしなはす。|...'''め''' の をんな に あづけて やしなはす。|rom=...'''me''' no onna ni azukete yashinawasu.}}
#: {{syn|ja|妻|tr=tsuma}}
#: {{ant|ja|男|tr=o}}
# a [[female]]
#: {{ant|ja|[[男]], [[牡]], [[雄]]|tr=o}}

=====Usage notes=====
* Used more in compounds than on its own.

=====Derived terms=====
{{der-top3}}{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|女女しい|めめし.い|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|女々しい|めめし.い|[[unmanly]], [[effeminate]], [[sissy]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|姪|めい|[[niece]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|夫婦|めおと|[[man and wife]], [[married]] [[couple]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%親|め%おや|[[mother]]|pos=archaic}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%神|め%がみ|[[goddess]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%瓦|め%がわら}}
* {{ja-r/args|女木|めぎ|[[female]] [[tree]]; [[lower]] or [[receive|receiving]] piece of [[wood]] in a [[join]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%君|め%ぎみ}}: [[polite]] term for another person's [[wife]] or [[daughter]]
* {{ja-r/args|女子|めこ|[[woman]] and [[child]]; [[girl]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|雌|めす|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|牝|めす|[[female]] [[animal]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%滝|め%だき|rom=-}}: in a [[waterfall]] with two [[cataract]]s, the smaller of the two
* {{ja-r/args|女%竹|メ%ダケ|{{taxlink|Pleioblastus simonii|species}}}}
* {{ja-r/args|娶る|めとる|get married}}
* {{ja-r/args|女%波|め%なみ}}: the smaller waves
* {{ja-r/args|婚く|めまく|[[get married]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|女の子|め の こ|[[girl]]; [[woman]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|乳母|めのと}}, {{ja-r/args|傅|めのと|[[nanny]]; [[wetnurse]]; [[foster parent]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|郎%女|いらつ%め}}: {{q|archaic}} an ancient [[term of endearment]] for referring to a [[woman]] or [[girl]]
* {{ja-r/args|浮かれ女|うかれめ|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|浮%女|うかれ%め|[[female]] [[entertainer]] or [[prostitute]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|采%女|うね%め}}
* {{ja-r/args|乙%女|おと%め|[[maiden]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|姑|しゅうとめ|[[mother-in-law]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|手弱%女|たおや%め}}, {{ja-r/args|手弱%女|たわや%め}}
* {{ja-r/args|端%女|はした%め|[[servant]] [[girl]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|姫|ひめ|[[princess]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|日%孁|ひる%め|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|日%霊|ひる%め|rom=-}}, {{ja-r/args|日%女|^ひる%め}}
* {{ja-r/args|娘|むすめ|[[daughter]]}}
* {{ja-r/args|嫁|よめ|[[bride]]}}
}}{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 4===
{{ja-kanjitab|おうな|yomi=k|alt=嬢}}
{{IPAfont|⟨womi<sub>1</sub>na⟩}} → *{{IPAchar|/womʲina/}} → {{IPAchar|/womʉna/}} → {{IPAchar|/woũna/}} → {{IPAchar|/woːna/}} → {{IPAchar|/oːna/}}

Variant shift from {{inh|ja|ojp|-}} ''womina'' → ''omina'' (see above).

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|おうな|hist=をうな}}

# {{lb|ja|archaic|sort=おうな}} a [[young]] [[woman]]

===Etymology 5===
{{ja-kanjitab|おな|yomi=k}}
{{IPAchar|/wonːa/}} → {{IPAchar|/wona/}} → {{IPAchar|/ona/}}

Shift from ''onna'' (see above).

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|おな|hist=をな}}

# {{lb|ja|obsolete}} a [[young]] [[woman]]

===Etymology 6===
{{ja-kanjitab|おなあ|yomi=k}}
{{IPAchar|/wona/}} → {{IPAchar|/wonaː/}} → {{IPAchar|/onaː/}}

Long-pronounced form of ''ona'' (see above).

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|おなあ|hist=をなあ}}

# {{lb|ja|obsolete|sort=おなあ}} a [[young]] [[woman]]

===Etymology 7===
{{wp|lang=ja|女宿}}
{{ja-kanjitab|じょ|yomi=kanon}}
{{IPAchar|/dɨo/}} → {{IPAchar|/d͡ʑo/}}

From {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=じょ}} {{ltc-l|女}}.

====Pronunciation====
{{ja-pron|じょ|acc=1|acc_ref=<ref name="NKD2O_jo">{{R:ja:NKD2O|じょ［ヂョ］ 【女】|lid=2002021315ceZjG6W30v|kotobank=女-449223#w-2002025}}</ref>}}

====Noun====
{{ja-noun|じょ|hist=ぢよ}}

# a [[woman]], ''especially'' an [[actress]] or a [[prostitute]]

====Proper noun====
{{ja-pos|proper|じょ|hist=ぢよ}}

# {{lb|ja|Chinese astronomy|sort=じょ}} the {{w|Girl (Chinese constellation)|Girl}} [[constellation]], one of the {{w|Twenty-Eight Mansions}}
#: {{syn|ja|うるき星|tr=Urukiboshi|女宿|tr2=Joshuku}}

====Suffix====
{{ja-pos|suffix|じょ|hist=ぢよ}}

# {{lb|ja|historical|sort=じょ}} {{ng|suffixed to names of female figures in the {{w|Edo period}}}}

===See also===
{{ja-r/multi|data=
* {{ja-r/args|雌|めす}}
* {{ja-r/args|嫗|おんな}}
* {{ja-r/args|くノ一|くノいち}}
}}

===References===
<references/>

{{C|ja|People|Female people}}

==Korean==

===Etymology 1===
From {{der|ko|ltc|sort=녀|-}} {{ltc-l|女|id=1+2}}.

{{collapse|
* {{hanja-dongguk|녕〯|nyě}}
* {{hanja-dongguk|녕〮|nyé}}
* {{hanja-hunmong|녀|nye|天倫#상31B|hun=겨집 녀}}
|Historical readings
|bg=#FFFFFF}}

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja-search}}
{{ko-hanja|계집|녀||여}}

# {{hanja form of|[[녀]]/[[여]]|[[female]]; [[woman]]}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}{{ko-l/multi|data=
* {{ko-l/args|여체|女體}}
* {{ko-l/args|여인|女人}}
* {{ko-l/args|여자|女子}}
* {{ko-l/args|여장|女裝}}
* {{ko-l/args|여진|女眞}}
* {{ko-l/args|여성|女性}}
* {{ko-l/args|여신|女神}}
* {{ko-l/args|여왕|女王}}
* {{ko-l/args|여동생|女同生}}
* {{ko-l/args|여학생|女學生}}
* {{ko-l/args|차녀|次女}}
* {{ko-l/args|창녀|娼女}}
* {{ko-l/args|처녀|處女}}
* {{ko-l/args|미녀|美女}}
* {{ko-l/args|손녀|孫女}}
* {{ko-l/args|소녀|少女}}
* {{ko-l/args|소녀|小女}}
* {{ko-l/args|수녀|修女}}
* {{ko-l/args|숙녀|淑女}}
* {{ko-l/args|양녀|養女}}
* {{ko-l/args|처녀막|處女膜}}
* {{ko-l/args|약혼녀|約婚女}}
* {{ko-l/args|남존여비|男尊女卑}}
* {{ko-l/args|중남경녀|重男輕女}}
}}{{der-bottom}}

===Etymology 2===
From {{der|ko|ltc|-}} {{l|zh|女}} / {{ltc-l|汝|id=1}}.

====Hanja====
{{ko-hanja|너|여}}

# {{lb|ko|literary Chinese}} {{hanja form of|여|[[you]]}}

===References===
* {{R:hanjadoc|2129}}

==Vietnamese==

===Han character===
{{vi-readings|rs=女00
|hanviet=nữ-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn;bonet;genibrel, nhữ-tdcndg;genibrel
|phienthiet=尼呂 ni lữ, 忍與 nhẫn dữ
|nom=nợ-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn;btcn;bonet;genibrel;taberd, nữa-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn;bonet;genibrel;taberd, nữ-tdcndg;tdcntd;btcn;bonet;taberd, nỡ-tdcndg;tdcntd;gdhn;btcn, nớ-gdhn;btcn;bonet;genibrel, nhỡ-tdcndg;gdhn;btcn, lỡ-tdcntd;gdhn;btcn, nửa-tdcndg;gdhn, nhớ-tdcndg, nự-gdhn
}}

# {{vi-Han form of|nữ|female}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|nhớ|to remember, to miss}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|nỡ|to be willing}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|nữa|furthermore}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|nợ|to owe; debt}}
# {{vi-Nom form of|nửa|half}}

====Compounds====
{{der-top3|Compounds}}
* {{vi-l|宮女|cung nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|腐女|hủ nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|閨女|khuê nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|嬌女|kiều nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|伎女|kỹ nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|烈女|liệt nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|魔女|ma nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|美女|mĩ nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|男女|nam nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|男女授受不親|nam nữ thụ thụ bất thân|}}
* {{vi-l|男清女秀|nam thanh nữ tú|}}
* {{vi-l|男食如虎，女食如貓|nam thực như hổ, nữ thực như miêu|}}
* {{vi-l|男尊女卑|nam tôn nữ ti|}}
* {{vi-l|玉女|ngọc nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|一男曰有，一女曰無|nhất nam viết hữu, thập nữ viết vô|}}
* {{vi-l|兒女|nhi nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|女眞|Nữ Chân|}}
* {{vi-l|女正|nữ chính|}}
* {{vi-l|女工|nữ công|}}
* {{vi-l|女界|nữ giới|}}
* {{vi-l|女皇|nữ hoàng|}}
* {{vi-l|女郎|nữ lang|}}
* {{vi-l|女流|nữ lưu|}}
* {{vi-l|女儿|nữ nhi|}}
* {{vi-l|女娲|Nữ Oa|}}
* {{vi-l|女權|nữ quyền|}}
* {{vi-l|女士|nữ sĩ|}}
* {{vi-l|女生|nữ sinh|}}
* {{vi-l|女神|nữ thần|}}
* {{vi-l|女性|nữ tính|}}
* {{vi-l|女妝|nữ trang|}}
* {{vi-l|女子|nữ tử|}}
* {{vi-l|女將|nữ tướng|}}
* {{vi-l|女王|nữ vương|}}
* {{vi-l|婦女|phụ nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|士女|sĩ nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|侍女|thị nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|少女|thiếu nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|庶女|thứ nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|淑女|thục nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|賤女|tiện nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|信女|tín nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|素女|tố nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|孫女|Tôn Nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|貞女|trinh nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|重男輕女|trọng nam khinh nữ|}}
* {{vi-l|長女|trưởng nữ|}}
{{der-bottom}}

===References===
<references/>