女おんな

noun, noun, used as a prefix

woman; female

General term for an adult female person. Less polite than 女性 or 女の人; can sound blunt or rough in formal contexts. Also used as a prefix in compounds like 女優 (actress) or 女心 (woman's heart).

See also: 男

• あの女おんなの人ひとは誰だれですか。

  Who is that woman?

• 姉あねは強つよい女おんなになりたいと思おもっている。

  My older sister wants to become a strong woman.

noun

female lover; girlfriend; mistress

Refers to a woman with whom one has a romantic or sexual relationship. Can be possessive or informal; context determines whether it means girlfriend, lover, or mistress. Often used in phrases like 女がいる (have a woman) or 女を作る (take a mistress).

• 彼かれには女おんながいるらしい。

  It seems he has a woman (a lover/girlfriend).

• あの男おとこは女おんなを作つくった。

  That man took a mistress.