優やさ女おんな

also: やさめ · ゆうじょ

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Meanings

noun

gentle woman; affectionate woman

Describes a woman who is kind, tender, and caring in nature. The reading is typically やさおんな, with やさめ being a rare variant.

彼かの女じょは本ほん当とうに優やさ女おんなで、誰だれにでも親しん切せつだ。
She is truly a gentle woman, kind to everyone.

noun

beautiful graceful woman

Only with reading ゆうじょ

Restricted to the reading ゆうじょ. This sense is rare and carries a literary or archaic flavor, emphasizing elegance and beauty rather than just gentleness.

古こ典てん文ぶん学がくには、ゆうじょと称しょうされる優ゆう雅がな女じょ性せいが登とう場じょうする。
In classical literature, elegant women called ゆうじょ appear.

Kanji

優tenderness, excel, surpass
女woman, female

Related words

優やさしい
優しい is the adjective meaning 'gentle' or 'kind', while 優女 is a noun referring specifically to a gentle woman.
美び女じょ
美女 is a common word for 'beautiful woman', whereas 優女 (ゆうじょ) is rare and emphasizes gracefulness along with beauty.

Built from

優やさ+女おんな

Written forms

優女
- やさおんな
  Standard kanji spelling for the reading やさおんな, meaning a gentle or affectionate woman.
- やさめ
  Rare reading of the same kanji; やさめ is an older or less common pronunciation for the same meaning.
- ゆうじょ
  Reading ゆうじょ is restricted to the sense of a beautiful graceful woman; this reading is rare and may be considered archaic or literary.
やさめ
ゆうじょ

Etymology

The kanji 優 means 'gentle' or 'superior', and 女 means 'woman'. The reading やさおんな combines the native Japanese reading of 優 (やさ) with 女 (おんな). The reading ゆうじょ uses the on'yomi of both characters and is rare, possibly influenced by classical Chinese or literary usage.