女の子
See also: 女ぬ子
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 女 | 子 |
| おんな Grade: 1 |
こ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 女の児 女のコ |
Compound of 女 (onna, “a woman; female”) + の (no, appositional particle) + 子 (ko, “a child”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
女の子 • (onnanoko) ←をんなのこ (wonnanoko)?
Synonyms
Antonyms
- 男の子 (otokonoko)
Related terms
- 男の娘 (otokonoko)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 女 | 子 |
| め Grade: 1 |
こ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of 女 (me, “a woman; female”) + の (no, appositional particle) + 子 (ko, “a child”).[1][2]
Less commonly used than onnanoko above.
Pronunciation
Noun
女の子 • (menoko)
Synonyms
- 女性 (josei)
Antonyms
- 男の子 (onoko)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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