女じょ児じ

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

girl; baby girl

General term for a young female child, from infancy to early elementary school age. Often used in formal or written contexts, such as news reports or official documents.

Usage patterns

女じょ児じが生うまれるa baby girl is born
先せん週しゅう、近きん所じょの病びょう院いんで女じょ児じが生うまれた。
A baby girl was born at the local hospital last week.
女じょ児じを出しゅっ産さんするto give birth to a baby girl
彼かの女じょは今朝けさ、女じょ児じを出しゅっ産さんした。
She gave birth to a baby girl this morning.
女じょ児じ向むけの〈物もの〉(a product) aimed at young girls
このおもちゃは女じょ児じ向むけの商しょう品ひんです。
This toy is a product aimed at young girls.

Kanji

女woman, female
児newborn babe, child, young of animals

Related words

少しょう女じょN3sense 1
女児 is a formal, often written term for a young girl up to elementary-school age, while 少女 is broader and more common, covering older girls and teenagers too.
女おんなの子こN5sense 1
女児 sounds formal and is typical of news reports or documents, whereas 女の子 is the everyday spoken word for a girl.

Opposites

男だん児じ sense 1
女児 refers to a young girl, while 男児 is the equivalent formal term for a young boy.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Etymology

Compound of 女 (jo, 'female') and 児 (ji, 'child'). The kanji 児 is commonly used in formal terms for children.