女
Woman
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | Radicals |
|---|---|---|
| じょ | おんな | 女 |
Meaning: Woman
The radical for woman and the kanji for woman are exactly the same.
That means if you know your radicals well, you know the meaning of this kanji as well! How swell.
Reading: じょ
When you imagine this woman, she has a jo weapon. She’s standing in a battle stance, and yelling “I’m Joe the jo fighter!”
Be sure to think “huh, what a weird name for a lady… Joe?
Vocabulary
Only one vocab word to learn. You’ll use the on’yomi reading of the word in the next kanji, 子, so stay on your toes.
a 女（おんな）＝ Woman
- Meaning: The meaning is the same as the kanji.
- Reading: The reading is the kun’yomi reading, because this is a vocab word consisting of a single kanji all alone. To remember it think of a woman who is the “owner” (おんな) of a store.