女じょ史し

じょ

し

Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

lady; distinguished woman

Refers to a woman of high social or professional standing, such as a scholar, artist, critic, or politician. Often used in formal or journalistic contexts.

彼かの女じょは著ちょ名めいな文ぶん学がく者しゃとして知しられる女じょ史しだ。
She is a lady known as a distinguished literary scholar.

noun, used as a suffix

Ms.; Mrs.; Miss

honorific or respectful (sonkeigo)

Honorific suffix attached to a woman's name, similar to Ms./Mrs./Miss. Used in formal writing and news reports. Less common in everyday conversation.

山やま田だ女じょ史しが会かい議ぎで重じゅう要ような発はつ言げんをされた。
Ms. Yamada made an important statement at the meeting.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉女じょ史しattached after a distinguished woman's name as a formal title, like 'Ms.'
キュリー女じょ史しはノーベル賞しょうを受じゅ賞しょうした。
Madame Curie received the Nobel Prize.
〈人ひと〉女じょ史しによればaccording to Ms. ~ (used when citing a distinguished woman's statement)
田た中なか女じょ史しによれば、この研けん究きゅうは今こん後ごさらに発はっ展てんする見み込こみだという。
According to Ms. Tanaka, this research is expected to develop further.