Chinese More information female; woman; daughter, sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity ... female; woman; daughter sex; nature; suffix corresponding to ‑ness or ‑ity trad. (女性) 女 性 simp. #(女性) 女 性 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): nǚxìng (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi5 sing3 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lú-sèng / lír-sèng / lí-sèng (Teochew, Peng'im): neng2 sên3 Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6gniu-shin Mandarin (Standard Chinese)+ Hanyu Pinyin: nǚxìng Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔsìng Wade–Giles: nü3-hsing4 Yale: nyǔ-syìng Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neushinq Palladius: нюйсин (njujsin) Sinological IPA (key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/ Cantonese (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+ Jyutping: neoi5 sing3 Yale: néuih sing Cantonese Pinyin: noey5 sing3 Guangdong Romanization: nêu5 xing3 Sinological IPA (key): /nɵy̯¹³ sɪŋ³³/ Southern Min (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-sèng Tâi-lô: lú-sìng Phofsit Daibuun: lwsexng IPA (Kaohsiung): /lu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/ IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/ IPA (Quanzhou): /lu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/ (Hokkien: Quanzhou) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lír-sèng Tâi-lô: lír-sìng IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ siɪŋ⁴¹/ (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Taipei) Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-sèng Tâi-lô: lí-sìng Phofsit Daibuun: lysexng IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ¹¹/ IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ siɪŋ²¹/ (Teochew) Peng'im: neng2 sên3 Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nṳ́ng sèⁿ Sinological IPA (key): /nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ sẽ²¹³/ Wu (Northern: Shanghai) Wugniu: 6gniu-shin MiniDict: nyu去 shin Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 3nyy-xin Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲy²² ɕin⁴⁴/ Noun 女性 (often attributive) the female sex; female 女性衛生用品／女性卫生用品 ― nǚxìng wèishēng yòngpǐn ― feminine hygiene products woman; female 月經期女性／月经期女性 ― yuèjīngqī nǚxìng ― menstruating women Antonyms 男性 (nánxìng) Derived terms 女性主義 / 女性主义 (nǚxìng zhǔyì)女性化 (nǚxìnghuà)女性學 / 女性学 (nǚxìngxué)女性歇斯底里 (nǚxìng xiēsīdǐlǐ)女性生殖器切割 (nǚxìng shēngzhíqì qiēgē)女性研究 (nǚxìng yánjiū)女性貶抑 / 女性贬抑女性避孕套 (nǚxìng bìyùntào) See also 婦女／妇女 (fùnǚ) 女的 (nǚde) 女人 (nǚrén) 女子 (nǚzǐ) 女生 (nǚshēng) 女孩 (nǚhái) 女孩子 (nǚháizi) Japanese Etymology 1 More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 女 性 じょGrade: 1 せいGrade: 5 on'yomi Close Spelling repurposed from nyoshō below during the Meiji period (1868–1912), using the relatively newer kan'on readings of the characters.[1] Pronunciation (Tokyo) じょせー [jòséé] (Heiban – [0])[2][3][4]IPA(key): [d͡ʑo̞se̞ː] Noun 女(じょ)性(せい) • (josei) ←ぢよせい (dyosei)? (counter 人) a woman (adult female person) 1993 December 15 [1990 March 25], Sasaki, Noriko, 動(どう)物(ぶつ)のお医(い)者(しゃ)さん [The Veterinarian], 36th edition, volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 19: 年(とし)頃(ごろ)の女(じょ)性(せい)が自(じ)分(ぶん)の腸(ちょう)なんか見(み)ていていいのだろうかToshigoro no josei ga jibun no chō nan ka mite ite ii no darō kaIs it okay for a woman of marriageable age to stare at her own guts? 1999 August 26, “誕(たん)生(じょう)の天(てん)使(し) [Angel of Birth]”, in BOOSTER 4, Konami: 女(じょ)性(せい)のおなかに命(いのち)が宿(やど)った事(こと)を知(し)らせてくれると言(い)われている。Josei no onaka ni inochi ga yadotta koto o shirasete kureru to iwarete iru.Legend has it that it can tell you when a woman gets with child. 2000 January 27, “アルラウネ [Alraune]”, in Vol.7, Konami: 花(はな)の中(なか)の女(じょ)性(せい)が毒(どく)花(か)粉(ふん)をまき散(ち)らす。近(ちか)づいてはいけない。Hana no naka no josei ga doku kafun o makichirasu. Chikazuite wa ikenai.A flower-dwelling woman who spreads poisonous pollen. Never get anywhere near her. 2015 March 10 [2014 December 10], Yūji Shiozaki, “第百五拾参話 [Chapter 153]”, in 一騎当千 [One vs. Thousands], 2nd edition, volume 23 (fiction), Tokyo: Wani Books:これで興(こう)福(ふく)寺(じ)学園を処分する理由が出来ました 多勢で一人の女性を暴行した罪は重く…その償いは死Kore de Kōfukuji Gakuen o shobun suru riyū ga dekimashita Tazei de hitori no josei o bōkō shita tsumi wa omoku… Sono tsugunai wa shiI now have a justification to dispose of Kōfukuji Academy. Ganging up on a lone woman, that shall not go unpunished… And the punishment is death. (biology, grammar) the feminine gender Synonyms 女(おんな)の人(ひと) (onna no hito): woman 女(おんな) (onna): woman Antonyms 男(おとこ)の人(ひと) (otoko no hito): man 男(おとこ) (otoko): man 男(だん)性(せい) (dansei): male; man See also 性(せい)別(べつ) (seibetsu): biological gender 性(せい) (sei): grammatical gender 子(こ)供(ども) (kodomo): child; children 少(しょう)女(じょ) (shōjo): young girl 少(しょう)年(ねん) (shōnen): young boy 青(せい)年(ねん) (seinen): young man Etymology 2 More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 女 性 にょGrade: 1 しょうGrade: 5 on'yomi Close Borrowed from Middle Chinese 女性 (MC nrjoX sjengH, “woman; female + character; gender”). The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.[1] Largely superseded in everyday Japanese by josei above.[1] Pronunciation (Tokyo) にょしょー [nyòshóó] (Heiban – [0])[2][3][4]IPA(key): [ɲ̟o̞ɕo̞ː] Noun 女(にょ)性(しょう) • (nyoshō) ←によしやう (nyosyau)? (rare, dated) a woman Synonyms 婦(ふ)人(じん) (fujin): woman References [1]Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN [2]Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN [3]NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN [4]Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN. Korean More information Hanja in this term ...Hanja in this term女性CloseNoun 女性 • (yeoseong) (hangeul 여성) hanja form? of 여성 (“woman”) Vietnamese More information chữ Hán Nôm in this term ...chữ Hán Nôm in this term女性CloseAdjective 女性 chữ Hán form of nữ tính (“feminine”).Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.