also: じょじん
A somewhat formal or literary term for 'woman', less common in everyday speech than 女性 or 女の人.
The woman smiled quietly.
女人禁制の場所は今では少なくなった。
Places forbidden to women have become rare nowadays.
pious woman; female believer
a woman attaining Buddhahood; a woman entering Nirvana
prohibition on women entering; no female admission
prohibition against women entering a sacred area
Standard kanji form; the reading にょにん is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common and may be encountered in older or specialized texts.
Compound of 女 (woman) and 人 (person). The reading にょにん uses the go-on reading of 女, while じょじん uses the kan-on reading.