Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

671 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: lady, woman, wife, bride

Kunyomi: よめ

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: おんなへん

Meaning: woman, female

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

人(ふじん)   woman, female

長(ふちょう)   head nurse

警(ふけい)   policewoman

(しゅふ)   housewife

(ふうふ)   married couple

(しょうふ)   prostitute

(しんぷ)   bride

看護(かんごふ)   nurse

掃除(そうじふ)   cleaning lady

Onyomi Examples

married woman, woman, lady

女暴行 フジョボウコウ sexual assault (of a woman), rape

保健 ホケンフ district health nurse, public health nurse

ロウフ old woman

Kunyomi Examples

よめ wife, bride, (one's) daughter-in-law