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婦人 (ふじん, fujin) Japanese meaning: woman | Kotomora
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The women's clothing department is on the third floor.
Related words 女性 is the neutral, modern word for 'woman', while 婦人 is a dated, formal term now mostly limited to set phrases like 婦人服.
婦人 is a native Japanese term for 'lady' or 'woman' often used in formal or official contexts, whereas レディー has a more Western, modern, or elegant nuance.
婦人 is a neutral, formal term for an adult woman used in official or institutional contexts, whereas 淑女 specifically emphasizes elegance and refined manners.
婦人 is the common formal compound for 'lady/woman', whereas 婦 alone is rarely used outside of set compounds.
婦人 is another formal term for women, still seen in compounds like 婦人服, whereas 婦女 is rarer and even more literary.
Don't confuse with 夫人 (ふじん) specifically means 'wife' or 'Mrs.', while 婦人 (also ふじん) is a general, more formal word for 'woman' or 'lady' with no marriage meaning.
婦人 refers politely to a single adult woman or lady, while 婦女子 is a collective term covering women and children together.
Etymology Compound of 婦 (adult woman) and 人 (person). The kanji 婦 originally depicted a woman with a broom, implying a married woman managing a household, but the modern usage simply means 'adult woman'.
women's association; women's group
women's seats; women's section; women's gallery
