女

👁Shape

A figure kneeling gracefully — a woman.

🧩Components

This character is itself a fundamental radical — a building block you'll see inside many other kanji.

📖Anchor word

女の子 (おんなのこ) — your first meeting with this kanji in Irodori.

🔊Readings

First learned in 女の子 (おんなのこ) — recall the word to unlock the reading. Kun'yomi: おんな、め — often used in native Japanese words (like 女の子). On'yomi: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ — common in compound words (熟語).