女子学生(じょしがくせい)

じょしがくせい
noun
female student; schoolgirl; woman student
education
1. female student; schoolgirl; woman student
女子学生(じょしがくせい)の割合(わりあい)が増(ふ)えた。
The proportion of female students increased.
この大学(だいがく)の工学部(こうがくぶ)は女子学生(じょしがくせい)が少(すく)ない。
The engineering department of this university has few female students.
昔(むかし)は女子学生(じょしがくせい)が大学(だいがく)に通(かよ)うことは珍(めずら)しかったが、今(いま)では半数(はんすう)を占(し)めている。
In the past, it was rare for female students to attend university, but now they make up half.

A straightforward compound of 女子(じょし) (female, woman) + 学生(がくせい) (student). Used in both formal and neutral contexts.

Common collocations

  • 女子学生(じょしがくせい)の割合(わりあい): proportion of female students
  • 女子学生(じょしがくせい)向(む)け: aimed at female students
  • 女子学生(じょしがくせい)寮(りょう): women's dormitory

Similar words

  • 男子学生(だんしがくせい): male student — the counterpart
  • 女子大生(じょしだいせい): female university student — specifically refers to college/university level
  • 女生徒(じょせいと): female pupil — used for middle school and high school students
  • 女学生(じょがくせい): schoolgirl — a slightly older term with similar meaning

Related Words

Compare: 男子学生(だんしがくせい) (male student)
Compare: 女子大生(じょしだいせい) (female university student)
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