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女の人

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
おんな
Grade: 1
ひと
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

Etymology

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Compound of (onna, a woman) +‎ (no, appositional particle) +‎ (hito, a person).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) んなの [òńná nó hítóꜜ] (Odaka – [6])
  • IPA(key): [õ̞nːa̠ no̞ çi̥to̞]

Noun

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(おんな)(ひと) (onna no hito

  1. a woman, a female adult person
    Antonym: 男の人 (otoko no hito)

Usage notes

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Used in place of (おんな) (onna) to avoid sounding too blunt.

Synonyms

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