(じょせい)

じょせい
noun
woman, female
1. woman, female
An adult female human. A formal and neutral term for referring to women.
I rode in the women-only car.
Train cars for women during rush hour
This company has many female employees.
Women this way, please.
Formal/polite context
In Japan, the number of working women is increasing year by year.
この雑誌(ざっし)二十代(にじゅうだい)女性(じょせい)対象(たいしょう)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.

COMPARISON OF TERMS:

  • 女性(じょせい): woman (formal, neutral)
  • (おんな): woman/female (can be rude in some contexts)
  • (おんな)(ひと): woman (polite, everyday)
  • (おんな)(): girl
  • (): female (literary, compounds)

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 女性(じょせい)社員(しゃいん): female employee
  • 女性(じょせい)専用(せんよう): women-only
  • 女性(じょせい)()け: for women
  • (わか)女性(じょせい): young woman

OPPOSITE:

  • 男性(だんせい): man, male