女おんな手で

noun

female help; female worker; woman's labor

Refers to women as a workforce or the work done by women, often contrasted with 男手 (male help).

See also: 男手 (おとこで)

• 農のう繁はん期きには女おんな手でが足たりない。

  During the busy farming season, we are short of female help.

• この仕し事ごとは女おんな手でだけでは難むずかしい。

  This job is difficult with only female workers.

noun

woman's handwriting

Typically used when distinguishing a woman's handwriting from a man's, or referring to the characteristic style of female writing.

See also: 男手 (おとこで)

• この手て紙がみは女おんな手でで書かかれている。

  This letter is written in a woman's handwriting.

noun

hiragana (archaic)

Archaic term for hiragana, historically associated with women's writing. Not used in modern Japanese for the script itself.

See also: 男手 (おとこで)

• 平へい安あん時じ代だい、女おんな手では主おもに女じょ性せいによって使つかわれた。

  In the Heian period, hiragana was mainly used by women.