woman; female; feminine gender
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
schoolgirl; female student
female high-school student
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
womanly; ladylike; feminine
court lady; lady-in-waiting
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
feminine; womanly; female
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
(in) her way; peculiar to her
men and women of all ages
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
adopted daughter; foster daughter
Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral
sons and daughters; children; girl
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
female friend; woman friend
(your, his, her) daughter
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
schoolgirl; female student
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
female university student; female college student
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
female molester; stupid woman
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
young female rice planter; young girl
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
young noblewoman; princess
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
chasing after women; womanizing
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
stupid girl; stupid woman
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
women's college; women's university
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
girls' or women's division or section
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
philandering; itch for women
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
stupid girl; stupid woman
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
homely woman; plain-looking woman; female demon
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
female court attendant; court lady
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
student of a girls' school
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
leopardess; female leopard
sexual discrimination; sexism
female company president; female CEO
sexual experience (with women)
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
woman entertainer; prostitute
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
heroine; female protagonist
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
women's language; word used by women
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
virginity; maidenhood; maidenhead
male-to-female gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
loss of virginity (in women); loss of maidenhead
female friend; woman friend
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
women's basketball; girls' basketball
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
female ghost; female apparition; female monster
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
Nephila clavata (an Oriental species of golden orb-weaving spider); Argiope amoena (an Oriental species of orb-weaving spider); wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi)
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess
woman who forced her husband into marriage
woman's handwriting; hiragana
feminization; feminisation
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
women who assist bathers at hot-springs resorts; (arch.) bathhouse prostitute
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic")
queendom; country ruled by a queen
professional female mourner; keener
good old wife; one's wife of many years
sporty girl; athletic girl
female owner; proprietress; landlady
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
wife who is older than her husband
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; (lit.) wifely role
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
feminine man; effeminate man; masculine woman; mannish woman
golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia); scabious patrinia; yellow patrinia
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship
co-education; mixed education
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
iron maiden (torture device)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
virtuous woman; faithful wife
discrimination against women; female discrimination
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
female prisoner; female convict
one's history of love affairs with women
practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body
no-good woman; (female) loser
woman's looks; woman's charm
barren woman; sterile woman
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
professional woman go player
street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night
equal rights among men and women
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
female adulterer; adulteress
discrimination against women; sexism
a woman is as fickle as autumn weather
one's view (opinion) of women
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
female household; household consisting wholly of women
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men; woman who likes eating meat
Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
graceful young woman; sylph
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
waiting woman in a shogun or daimyo's palace
woman who is popular with men
woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
virgin birth (esp. the Virgin Birth of Jesus)
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
infatuation (with a woman); obsessing (over a woman); losing one's head (over a woman)
for women; women's article
feminine gender; feminine form
female dominance; female supremacy
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
young woman who has given up on love
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
Gender Equality In Employment Act
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
womanizing; debauchery; philandering
women who excel; women in prominent positions
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
for the use of women only
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)
female household; household consisting wholly of women
for women; women's article
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
female entertainer; geisha
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
female lay devotee; believer
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
female juvenile delinquent
woman's appearance; woman's behaviour; someone dressed as a woman
virgin birth (esp. the Virgin Birth of Jesus)
unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
after age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart
no-good woman; (female) loser
woman's looks; woman's charm
adult woman; mature woman
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
dead lay; starfish; woman who is inactive during sexual intercourse
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
adult film actress; pornstar
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
perfect woman; woman other women aspire to be like
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
woman who forced her husband into marriage
female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler
unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
women's writing; literature written by women
Virgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin
good-looking woman; concubine
philandering; itch for women
to disguise oneself as a woman
a 'seeming' of ill fortune concerning women
female genitalia; female genital organs
women's liberation; emancipation of women
lascivious woman; lewd woman; prostitute
being devoted to one's wife; uxorious
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself
someone else's daughter; one's wife
female fan of yuri comics, etc.
noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa
gentle woman; affectionate woman; beautiful graceful woman
(male) cross-dresser; transvestite
smaller waterfall (of the two)
woman who has produced only daughters
leading female role actor (in kabuki)
women with low disposable incomes; (lit.) poverty girls
jail for women (Edo period)
prohibition against women entering a sacred area
glamorous woman; seductive woman
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
waiting woman in a shogun or daimyo's palace
women's beauty improvement; female grooming
women's liberation movement
woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather
virgin; maiden pure in heart
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
square knot (starting with a left loop); double knot; reef knot; granny knot
goddess of frost and snow; frost and snow
Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace
female professional; mistress (in a field)
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
history of women; herstory
extension of women's rights
men and women; the whole town
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII
female hairdresser; coiffeuse
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
girl who has low self esteem
nymphophilia; sexual fixation on young girls; lolicon
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
female writer; woman writer
otome camellia (Camellia japonica f. otome)
girl's throw; throwing like a girl
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
perfect woman; woman other women aspire to be like
lascivious woman; lewd woman; prostitute
gently sloping mountain (of the less rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
gender gap; male-female divide
woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself
young lancefish; young sand lance
women's New Year (15th day of the first month of the year); New Year for women who were too busy to celebrate on the 1st (Kyoto-Osaka)
mountain witch; akebia (Akebia quinata)
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
a woman becoming a Buddha; a woman entering Nirvana
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
pious woman; female believer
woman's looks; woman's charm
female entertainer; geisha
woman who is financially dependent on a man
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
smaller waves; lesser waves
chaste woman; virtuous woman
female employee; female worker; working-woman
Red Queen hypothesis (of evolutionary biology)
female narrator in a silent movie theatre
female emperor (of Japan)
ladylike; in the manner of a lady
single woman; bachelor girl; spinster
harlots' kabuki; prostitutes' kabuki
noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
wives and tatami mats are best when new
woman who entertains customers with song and dance
female hairdresser; coiffeuse
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow
women's organization; women's group; women's movement
opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii); salamander
female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant; indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
music performed by women; women who performed court Bugaku music and dance
kanji "woman" radical at left (radical 38)
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
wives and tatami mats are best when new
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
women's movement activist; feminist activist
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
low class licensed prostitute (Edo period)
barren woman; sterile woman
urbane and good-looking woman
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
female prostitute working at a bathhouse (Edo period)
woman entertainer; prostitute
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
young female rice planter; young girl
(school) admission category for students who have lived abroad
the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
wives and tatami mats are best when new
virgin birth (esp. the Virgin Birth of Jesus)
prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
gynecomastia; gynaecomastia
wives and tatami mats are best when new
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
woman who hints at having a boyfriend (on social media)
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
woman interested in Buddhism and Buddhist images
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
female bragging; female conceit; a man bragging about his wife or mistress
fairy primrose (Primula Malacoides)
International Women's Day
prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
Girl's Festival (March 3)
feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
women's language; word used by women
woman who forced her husband into marriage
professional female mourner; keener
barren woman; sterile woman
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
woman's looks; woman's charm
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman
dead lay; starfish; woman who is inactive during sexual intercourse
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
Sun Goddess; Amaterasu Ōmikami
girl who has low self esteem
daisy (Erigeron annuus); daisy fleabane
daisy (Erigeron annuus); daisy fleabane
big-eyed flathead (Suggrundus meerdervoortii)
feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
woman who is financially dependent on a man
someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution; pimp; procurer
female narrator in a silent movie theatre
smaller waves; lesser waves
single woman; bachelor girl; spinster
urbane and good-looking woman
woman attracted to Americans (particularly in the military)
maid-in-waiting (ritsuryo system)
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
small woman; young woman; young maid
three women make a market
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
spiritism; necromancy; sorcery
domestic service; working as a housemaid; domestic help; domestic helper
husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government
young girl unused to the ways of the world; woman not serving in the imperial court
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor (either male or female) whose mother is (was) a member of the Imperial family but whose father is (was) not
co-ed dormitory; mixed student accommodation
men should be brave, women should be affable
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
feminine spirit; graceful and kind nature
Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society (1999)
Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
actress that frequently does bizarre things
frailty, thy name is woman
frailty, thy name is woman
women will have their wills
no man can resist the lure of a woman
no man can resist the lure of a woman
though the woman is weak, the mother is strong
though the woman is weak, the mother is strong
bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality
Victoria Day (Canadian public holiday)
prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range
imperial princess; royal princess
female servant who works in the kitchen
low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)
bathhouse used for prostitution (Edo period)
prostitute of the second rank (below the tayū) (Edo period)
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion (Edo period)
prostitute and entertainer
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
bedroom of a forsaken woman
girls-only drinking party
costume for women serving in the inner palace (Heian period)
hakama for women (esp. hakama worn by female students and teachers in the Meiji period)
female student or graduate of Waseda University; woman who allegedly pursues a career at the expense of love, feminine interests, etc.
female student or graduate of Waseda University; woman who allegedly pursues a career at the expense of love, feminine interests, etc.
1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa
grown-up woman; adult woman
paper doll to which children pray for good weather
Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryo system)
director of the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryo system)
high-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryo system)
prostitute working in clandestine brothel (Edo period)
various intimate services (e.g. massage) rendered by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform
frailty, thy name is woman
women are not as clever as they think; women should know their place; (lit.) even a clever woman will fail at selling a cow
beautiful woman; lady attendant
beautiful woman; lady attendant
men are the strong base to which women cling; (lit.) men are pine trees, women are wisteria vines
the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
female court physician (Heian era)
even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mistress; kept woman; concubine
Nüshu script; syllabic script derived from Chinese characters
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
women's volleyball; girls' volleyball
(Japanese) children living overseas
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
business woman; prostitute
(making a) print with a female body
ruddy turnstone (species of sandpiper, Arenaria interpres)
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
Niwaella delicata (species of loach)
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); Chilean sea bass
golden web spider (Nephila pilipes)
Adiantum edgeworthii (species of maidenhair fern)
waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri); brahmi; thyme-leafed gratiola; water hyssop; herb of grace; Indian pennywort
maiden lily (Lilium rubellum)