Translation guide
Describes qualities, appearance, or behavior considered typical of or suitable for a woman, often with positive connotations of maturity and grace.
Describing a person, appearance, or behavior that is gracefully feminine, mature, and poised.
The most direct and common translation. It means 'womanly' or 'feminine' in a positive sense, implying grace, maturity, and the ideal qualities of a woman.
She is a very womanly person.
She has a womanly kindness.
Means 'feminine' or 'womanly' in a more neutral or descriptive way. Can refer to physical features, mannerisms, or qualities. Often used in compound phrases.
She is full of womanly charm.
Literally 'like an adult woman', emphasizing mature womanliness rather than girlish femininity.
She has a womanly composure.
Describing a body or figure that is curvaceous, full, and typically associated with mature women.
Describing actions, gestures, or ways of speaking that are graceful, gentle, and traditionally feminine.
Means 'graceful', 'elegant', or 'refined', often used to describe a woman's demeanor. It implies a quiet, modest womanliness.
Her womanly demeanor is impressive.
A literary word meaning 'graceful' and 'willowy', describing a woman's elegant and gentle bearing. Rare in everyday speech.
The English word 'womanly' often carries positive connotations of maturity and grace. In Japanese, 女っぽい (onnappoi) can mean 'womanly' but often has a negative or sexual nuance, implying 'flirtatious' or 'vulgar'. Use 女らしい for positive womanliness.
女らしい (onnarashii) is more subjective and value-laden, implying an ideal of womanhood. 女性的 (joseiteki) is more objective and descriptive, often used in formal or analytical contexts.
She has a womanly figure.
たおやかな立ち居振る舞い。
Womanly deportment.