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女の子 (おんなのこ, onnanoko) Japanese meaning: girl | Kotomora

女おんなの子こ

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Common word›JLPTN5›Freq.FrequencyTop 500

Meanings

1

expression, noun

girl; daughter; baby girl

Common word for a female child or young girl; can also refer to one's own daughter in informal contexts.

See also: 男の子

あの女おんなの子こは

とても

元げん

気き

だ

。

That girl is very energetic.

うちの女おんなの子こは今年ことし小しょう学がっ校こうに入はいった。

My daughter started elementary school this year.

2

expression, noun

Used for a young, unmarried woman, often in casual or colloquial settings; can sound slightly informal or familiar.

See also: 男の子

あの女おんなの子こは大だい学がく生せいだと思おもう。
I think that young woman is a university student.

Kanji

女woman, female
子child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM

Related words· 8

少しょう女じょN3sense 1
少女 is a more formal or literary word for girl, while 女の子 is the everyday, casual term.
女じょ性せいN4sense 2
女性 is a neutral term for an adult woman, while 女の子 implies youth and can sound casual or familiar even when used for young women.
ガール
女の子 is the natural, everyday Japanese word for a girl, while ガール is a katakana loanword that sounds stylish or commercial and is often used in compounds.
幼よう女じょ
女の子 is the common, everyday word for a girl of any age up to adolescence, while 幼女 specifically emphasizes very young age and sounds more formal or literary.

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娘むすめN4
女の子 is the common modern word for 'girl', while 娘 in the 'young woman' sense sounds more literary or old-fashioned.
嬢じょうちゃんN2
女の子 is the plain, neutral word for 'girl', whereas 嬢ちゃん carries a warmer, more familiar tone often used when addressing or referring to someone's daughter.
女じょ児じ
女児 sounds formal and is typical of news reports or documents, whereas 女の子 is the everyday spoken word for a girl.
女おな子ごN1

Opposites

男おとこの子こN5sense 1
女の子 means girl while 男の子 means boy, the direct male counterpart.

Built from

女おんな+子こ

Written forms

女おんなの子こUsage95%
Standard kanji spelling; high frequency in news and general use.
女おんなのコUsage5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant with katakana コ; not a standard written form.
女おんなのこUsage<1%
search-only kanji form
Search-only variant with hiragana こ; not a standard written form.

Etymology

Compound of 女 (おんな, 'woman') + の (possessive particle) + 子 (こ, 'child'), literally 'woman's child' or 'female child'.

女の子 is the common modern word for 'girl', whereas おなご is old-fashioned and rarely heard in everyday speech.

オンナノコ

Usage<1%