Meanings
Woman, Female
Radicals
Decomposition
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Etymology
Pictographic: A woman turned to the side
Writing Practice
Stroke Order
Words Using This Kanji
746 words totalfemale court attendant
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
(male) cross-dresser
(in) her way
debut novel
the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
feminine
nymphophilia
female fan of yuri comics, etc.
feminine form
female court physician (Heian era)
professional female mourner
woman attracted to Americans (particularly in the military)
mistress
mistress
woman who is financially dependent on a man
Nüshu script
girls' high school (pre-WWII)