3 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N5

woman, female

Kun'yomi
  • female ②female lover
  • female ②smaller (of the two) ③woman ④wife
On'yomi
  • ジョ
    woman ②Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions) ③feminine noun
  • ニョ
  • ニョウ
Nanori
  • おな
    female ②female lover
  • つき

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Variants

Reading Commonality

ジョ 51.6%
おんな 40.5%
5.6%
ニョ 1.7%
ニョウ 0.7%
0.0%
0.0%
おな 0.0%

Common Words

female ②female lover
she ②girlfriend
girl ②young woman
little girl ②female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
woman ②feminine gender
queen ②female champion
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore)
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References

Unicode hex code 5973
JIS X 0208 1-29-87
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1185
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1173
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3418
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6036
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 102
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 32
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Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 41
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 19
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 60
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 68
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.13
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 423
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 99
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e0.1
Four corner code 4040.0
De Roo Code 1769