おんな
Meanings
Noun
1. female; woman; female sex
can be blunt when used alone
2. female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
Kanji used
woman
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (184 in total)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
women; womenfolks
womanly; ladylike; feminine
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
women and children
female friend; woman friend
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
female court attendant; court lady
women's goods
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bitch; wench
stupid girl; stupid woman
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
chasing after women; womanizing
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
stupid girl; stupid woman
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
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
female presence
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
huge woman; giantess
female company president; female CEO
High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
women; maidservant
women; maidservant
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
professional female mourner; keener
relations with women
heroine; female protagonist
woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather
woman past her prime
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
female friend; woman friend
women's language; word used by women
mother; female parent
female warrior; amazon
female owner; proprietress; landlady
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
feminine man; effeminate man; masculine woman; mannish woman
luck with women
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
street prostitute
woman's handwriting; hiragana
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
single woman; spinster
female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
female adulterer; adulteress
no-good woman; (female) loser
street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
woman's looks; woman's charm
female presence
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
woman who is popular with men
woman employed in a restaurant, teahouse or teahouse offering sexual services
bitch; wench
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
female entertainer; geisha
palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)
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
for women; women's article
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
womanizing; debauchery; philandering
prime of womanhood
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself
women's kimono sash
dead lay; starfish; woman who is inactive during sexual intercourse
woman's appearance; woman's behaviour; someone dressed as a woman
gentle woman; affectionate woman; beautiful graceful woman
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
no-good woman; (female) loser
sisters; female siblings
woman's looks; woman's charm
philandering; itch for women
good-looking woman; concubine
unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
to disguise oneself as a woman
to run mad after a girl
sisters; female siblings
jail for women (Edo period)
woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather
square knot (starting with a left loop); double knot; reef knot; granny knot
women's beauty improvement; female grooming
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
female hairdresser; coiffeuse
Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
girl's throw; throwing like a girl
woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself
tomboy; boyish girl
mountain witch; akebia (Akebia quinata)
gently sloping mountain (of the less rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
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)
female entertainer; geisha
woman's looks; woman's charm
tomboy; boyish girl
tomboy; boyish girl
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
woman who is financially dependent on a man
chaste woman; virtuous woman
female narrator in a silent movie theatre
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
female hairdresser; coiffeuse
kanji "woman" radical at left (radical 38)
music performed by women; women who performed court Bugaku music and dance
single woman; bachelor girl; spinster
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
woman of low rank
female bragging; female conceit; a man bragging about his wife or mistress
female prostitute working at a bathhouse (Edo period)
Girl's Festival (March 3)
women's language; word used by women
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
dead lay; starfish; woman who is inactive during sexual intercourse
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
woman who is financially dependent on a man
medium; sorceress
female narrator in a silent movie theatre
single woman; bachelor girl; spinster
urbane and good-looking woman
small woman; young woman; young maid
prostitute working in clandestine brothel (Edo period)
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
even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)
feminine spirit; graceful and kind nature
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mistress; kept woman; concubine
imperial princess; royal princess
secret mistress
young girl unused to the ways of the world; woman not serving in the imperial court
prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range
chivalrous female
Examples (55 in total)
What a strong-willed woman.
Do you like this girl?
You're my woman.