► 名詞
御婆さん [(2)おばあさん] [coll] meaning: woman rank: 1
☆ 隣のお婆さんに挨拶をした ⇨ I greeted my neighbor old lady
小母さん [おばさん] [coll] meaning: woman rank: 1
☆ おばさん臭いジーンズ ⇨ Mom jeans. Unfashionable middle-aged-women jeans (☛ A middle-aged woman)
小母さん [おばさん] [coll] [casual] meaning: woman rank: 1
☆ 果物屋のおばさんが値引きをしてくれた ⇨ The lady at the fruit store gave me a discount (☛ A middle-aged woman. Casual but enough respect)
小母さん [おばさん] [coll] [junior] [女] meaning: woman rank: 1
☆ おばさんが何か食べ物を作ってあげる ⇨ I will cook something to eat for you (☛ Used by an adult woman to refer to herself, typically while speaking to a child not of her own)
女 [おんな] [coll] [vulgar] [男] meaning: woman rank: 1
☆ 俺の女に手を出すな ⇨ Don’t mess with my woman
女 [おんな] meaning: woman rank: 1
☆ 彼は女好きだ ⇨ He loves women, is a womanizer
☆ 彼女は女一人で五人の子供を育てた ⇨ She raised five children alone
☆ 男と女の考え方の違い ⇨ The difference of men and women’s thought process
女 [おんな] [rude] meaning: woman rank: 1
☆ あの女は誰？ ⇨ Who is that woman? (☛ Note it sounds very rude when used to refer to a specific individual as 女, and 女の人 is used instead)
女の人 [おんなのひと] [coll] meaning: woman rank: 1
☆ あの女の人は誰？ ⇨ Who is that woman? (☛ Literally means “female person”, and most Japanese use this instead of 女 when referring to a specific individual)
女性 [じょせい] [liter] meaning: woman rank: 1
☆ 女性の視点から設計された街 ⇨ A town designed from women’s point of view
☆ 女性用の服 ⇨ Clothes for women
☆ 彼女は素晴らしい女性だ ⇨ She is a wonderful woman (☛ Typically an adult woman)
御嬢さん [(2)おじょうさん] meaning: woman rank: 2
☆ 彼女はお嬢さん育ちで苦労を知らない ⇨ She was raised like a princess and doesn’t know any hardship (☛ A noble young woman)
☆ お嬢さん！ ⇨ Miss! (☛ Typically used by adults to address a stranger young woman)
お姉さん [(2)おねえさん] [coll] meaning: woman rank: 2
☆ お店のお姉さん ⇨ A female clerk at the store (☛ Typically used by children to address a stranger young woman)
お姉ちゃん [(2)おねえちゃん] [coll] [vulgar] meaning: woman rank: 2
☆ あの辺には綺麗なお姉ちゃんが沢山いる ⇨ There are a lot of hotties in that part of the town (☛ A young woman)
御婆ちゃん [(2)おばあちゃん] [coll] [casual] meaning: woman rank: 2
☆ 隣のお婆ちゃんに挨拶をした ⇨ I greeted my neighbor grandma
女子 [(1)じょし] [liter] meaning: woman rank: 2
☆ 女子大 ⇨ A women’s college
姉ちゃん [(1)ねえちゃん] [coll] [vulgar] meaning: woman rank: 2
☆ あそこのソープには綺麗な姉ちゃんが沢山いる ⇨ There are a lot of hot gals in that bath house (☛ A young woman)
ばばあ [(2)ばばあ] [coll] [contempt] meaning: woman rank: 2
☆ 死ね、くそババア！ ⇨ Drop dead, you fucking hag! (☛ Used for middle-aged and senior women)
婦人 [ふじん] [liter] meaning: woman rank: 2
☆ 婦人科医 ⇨ A gynaecologist (☛ An adult woman)
女将 [(2)おかみ] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 料亭の女将 ⇨ A female owner, manager, of a restaurant
女将さん [おかみさん] [coll] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 料亭の女将さん ⇨ A female manager of a restaurant (☛ A female manager of a restaurant, bar, hotel, etc.)
年増 [(2)としま] [contempt] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 彼女は年増の癖して化粧がやたらと濃い ⇨ She is kind of too old to wear that much makeup (☛ A middle-aged woman)
婆さん [(1)ばあさん] [coll] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 近所に住んでいる婆さん ⇨ An old woman living in the neighborhood (☛ An old woman)
婆 [(1)ばば] [liter] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 妖怪婆婆 ⇨ A monster hag
婦女 [(1)ふじょ] [liter] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 婦女暴行 ⇨ An assault on woman, rape
女 [め] [liter] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 女狐 ⇨ A female fox
大和撫子 [(5)やまとなでしこ] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 大和撫子 ⇨ A (ideal) Japanese woman
悪女 [(1)あくじょ] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 彼女は悪女役を演じることが多い ⇨ She often plays a role of an evil woman (☛ An evil man is NOT 悪男, but 悪人(= evil person))
上げまん [あげまん] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ (☛ A woman who brings good luck to her man)
阿婆擦れ [あばずれ] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 彼女は大変な阿婆擦れだ ⇨ She is such a slut (☛ A slut)
御局 [おつぼね] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 職場の御局様 ⇨ An older, long-tenured woman at workplace (☛ Originally referred to high-ranked female royal servants. Today often refers to low-ranked yet influential older women at workplace. Usually disapproving)
おばはん [おばはん] [coll] [contempt] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 失礼なオバハン ⇨ A rude middle-aged woman (☛ A middle-aged woman. Dismissive but not outright rude)
おばん [(2)おばん] [coll] [contempt] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ ああいうオバンにはなりたくないわよね ⇨ I don’t wanna be a hag like that (☛ Typically a woman in her 30’s or 40’s. Often used by younger women to refer to an older woman)
女心 [(4)おんなごころ] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 女心と秋の空 ⇨ Female minds and autumn sky (are quick to change)
下げまん [さげまん] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ (☛ A woman who brings bad luck to her man)
女流 [じょりゅう] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 女流作家 ⇨ A female novelist (☛ Typically about artists)
助 [(2)すけ] [coll] [vulgar] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 俺のスケに手を出すな ⇨ Don’t mess with my woman (☛ Originally a gangster term)
女人 [にょにん] [liter] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 相撲の土俵は女人禁制だ ⇨ Women are not allowed to enter Sumo rings
巫女 [(1)みこ] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 彼女は神社で巫女をしている ⇨ She works as a priestess at a shrine
やりまん [やりまん] [coll] [vulgar] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ あいつはやりマンだ ⇨ She’s a slut (☛ A promiscuous woman)
老婆 [(1)ろうば] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 老婆が路上で強盗に襲われた ⇨ An old woman was robbed on the street
► 形容詞
女らしい [(5)おんならしい] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 女らしいという観念は時代と共に変わっている ⇨ The idea of being feminine, ideal woman, has been changing with the times
► 形容動詞
女性的 [じょせいてき] meaning: woman rank: 3
☆ 彼は女性的な感じがする ⇨ He feels a little effeminate
► 接尾辞
嬢 [じょう] meaning: woman rank: 4
☆ 会社の受付嬢 ⇨ A receptionist girl of a company (☛ A young woman)