Woman, female in Japanese 🇯🇵

じょせい info.

じょせい (josei)

Tips to Remember the Japanese Word:
1. Associate "josei" with "Jo" — a common female name in English — to remember it refers to a female.
2. Break down じょせい (josei): "じょ" (jo) can be connected to the English word "joy," highlighting the joyous aspect of being a woman; "せい" (sei) sounds like "say," implying the importance of women's voices.
3. Visual mnemonic: Picture a cheering crowd at a "jo-sei" (Joe's saying) where "Jo" is a female speaker.

Explanations:
– じょせい (josei) is a noun that means "woman" or "female."
– Commonly used to refer to adult women or females in a general sense.

Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:
– 女 (おんな, onna): More generic term for "woman."
– 女の人 (おんなのひと, onna no hito): More polite/formal way to say "woman," literally "female person."
– 婦人 (ふじん, fujin): Another term for "woman," often used in formal contexts like "婦人服" (fujin-fuku, women's clothing).

Alternate Meanings/Slang:
じょせい (josei) doesn't have notable slang meanings, but it's worth mentioning that it can be used in compound words:
– 女性らしさ (じょせいらしさ, josei rashisa): Femininity.
– 女性誌 (じょせいし, josei shi): Women's magazine.

Examples of Sentences:
1. 彼女は非常に成功した女性です。
– (かのじょはひじょうにせいこうしたじょせいです。)
– Kanojo wa hijō ni seikō a josei desu.
– She is a very successful woman.

2. 日本の女性はとても働き者です。
– (にほんのじょせいはとてもはたらきものです。)
– Nihon no josei wa totemo hatarakimono desu.
– Japanese women are very hardworking.

3. この本は女性向けです。
– (このほんはじょせいむけです。)
– Kono hon wa josei muke desu.
– This book is intended for women.

4. 彼女は素晴らしいリーダーであり、尊敬される女性です。
– (かのじょはすばらしいリーダーであり、そんけいされるじょせいです。)
– Kanojo wa subarashī rīdā de ari, sonkei sareru josei desu.
– She is a wonderful leader and a respected woman.

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