小女子

Chinese

small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
woman; female; daughter
trad. (小女子) 女子
simp. #(小女子) 女子

Pronunciation


Pronoun

小女子

  1. (dated, humble, used by a young woman) I

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
こ > こう
Grade: 1
おんな > な
Grade: 1
こ > ご
Grade: 1

Originally this was just an alternative name for sand lance, but has come to mean a small one specifically.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːna̠ɡo̞]

Noun

(こう)()() or 小女子(コウナゴ) • (kōnago

  1. sand lance, usually a small sand lance of about 5cm full-length
Antonyms
  • 玉筋魚(いかなご) (ikanago)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 1
おんな > おな
Grade: 1
こ > ご
Grade: 1
kun'yomi

(ko-, small) +‎ 女子 (onago, female child)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ko̞o̞na̠ɡo̞]

Noun

()(おな)() • (koonago

  1. (fiction) little girl