女性(じょせい)

じょせい
noun
woman, female
formalpeople
1. woman, female
An adult female human. A formal and neutral term for referring to women.
女性(じょせい)専用(せんよう)車両(しゃりょう)に乗(の)りました。
I rode in the women-only car.
Train cars for women during rush hour
この会社(かいしゃ)は女性(じょせい)社員(しゃいん)が多(おお)い。
This company has many female employees.
女性(じょせい)の方(かた)はこちらへどうぞ。
Women this way, please.
Formal/polite context
日本(にほん)では、働(はたら)く女性(じょせい)の数(かず)が年々(ねんねん)増(ふ)えています。
In Japan, the number of working women is increasing year by year.
この雑誌(ざっし)は二十代(にじゅうだい)の女性(じょせい)を対象(たいしょう)にしています。
This magazine is aimed at women in their twenties.

女性(じょせい) is a formal, neutral term for women.

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Antonym: 男性(だんせい) (male (formal))
Synonym: 女(おんな) (casual)
Compare: 女(おんな)の子(こ) (girl)
Compare: 男(おとこ) (man, male)
Compare: 女子(じょし) (woman, girl, female)
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