1.
woman, girl, female
A female person; often used in formal, institutional, or competitive contexts.
女子サッカーの試合を見た。
I watched a women's soccer match.
この大学は女子大学です。
This university is a women's university.
女子トイレはあちらです。
The women's restroom is over there.
女子学生の割合が年々増えている。
The proportion of female students is increasing year by year.
オリンピックの女子マラソンで日本の選手が金メダルを取った。
A Japanese athlete won the gold medal in the Olympic women's marathon.
女子 is used in formal or institutional contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 女子大学 (women's university)
- 女子高/女子高校 (girls' high school)
- 女子サッカー (women's soccer)
- 女子トイレ (women's restroom)
- 女子学生 (female student)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 女子: female (formal, institutional - schools, sports)
- 女性: woman (polite, general term)
- 女: woman (basic term, can sound rough)
- 女の子: girl (casual, everyday)
HOMOPHONES:
- 女子: woman, female
- 助詞: particle (grammar term)