女性

じょせい

woman

Also:feminine gender

What does 女性 mean?

女性 is a Japanese noun meaning woman in English. It can also be translated as feminine gender depending on context. It is written as 女性 in kanji, じょせい in hiragana, and josei in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N4 vocabulary.

Example sentence

その少女は大きくなってすらりとした女性になった。

The girl has grown into a slender woman.