woman, female
女 centers on the concept of a woman or female person. It is the basic character for female gender and appears as a component in many related kanji.
woman; female
woman; female
she; her
woman; girl
girl; daughter; baby girl
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady
actress; female actor
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
queen
beautiful woman
witch
girls' high school
goddess
virgin (usu. female); maiden
women's college; women's university
princess
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines
girl; baby girl
wife (esp. one's own wife)
second daughter
female doctor
young female rice planter; young girl
lady
女 is a pictograph of a woman, originally showing a kneeling or seated figure with arms crossed. The modern form is highly stylized but retains the basic human shape.
The three strokes suggest a person with a curving body and crossed arms: a woman. The shape is simple and feminine.
For ジョ, imagine a woman named Jo: Jo -> ジョ. Picture Jo standing with her arms crossed just like the 女 shape.