女の人

Japanese

Etymology

Phrase consisting of 女 (onna, “female person, woman”) + の (no, appositive particle) + 人 (hito, “person”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おんなのひと [òńná nó hítóꜜ] (Odaka – [6])
  • IPA(key): [õ̞nːa̠ no̞ çi̥to̞]

Phrase

女(おんな)の人(ひと) • (onna no hito) 

  1. a woman, a female adult person
    Antonym: 男の人 (otoko no hito)

Usage notes

Used in place of 女 (onna) to avoid sounding too blunt.

Synonyms

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