Translation guide
The right of women to vote in political elections. In Japanese, this is typically expressed with set phrases or explained descriptively.
Referring to women's suffrage as a concept or movement.
Standard term for women's suffrage, literally 'women's political participation rights'. Used in formal and historical contexts.
Women's suffrage was granted in many countries in the early 20th century.
Older term using 婦人 (ふじん) for 'women'. Still seen in historical texts, but 女性 is more common today.
The women's suffrage movement was active in Britain.
More descriptive phrase meaning 'women's right to vote'. Natural in conversation.
When was women's right to vote recognized?
Referring to the historical or ongoing movement.
婦人 (ふじん) is an older word for 'woman' and can sound dated or formal. 女性 (じょせい) is the modern, neutral term. For contemporary contexts, prefer 女性参政権.
The women's suffrage movement awakened many women to politics.