gallant woman; chivalrous woman
Refers to a woman of noble, courageous, and chivalrous character, often in a literary or historical context.
She is truly a person worthy of being called a gallant woman.
Standard kanji spelling.
Out-dated kanji variant; 侠 is the modern form.
Compound of 侠 (chivalry, gallantry) and 女 (woman). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for describing a person with a particular virtue.