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婦人 (ふじん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

婦ふ人じん

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Common word›JLPTN3›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

woman; lady; adult female

sensitivedated term

Dated and somewhat formal term for an adult woman. Often used in compound words like 婦人服 (women's clothing) or 婦人警官 (policewoman). Can sound old-fashioned or patronizing in modern casual speech; 女性 is the neutral modern equivalent.

See also: 紳士

婦ふ人じん服ふく売うり場ばは三さん階がいです。

The women's clothing department is on the third floor.

あの婦ふ人じんはどなたですか。

Who is that lady?

Kanji

婦lady, woman, wife
人person

Related words

女じょ性せいN4
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.
レディーN1
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.
淑しゅく女じょ
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.
婦ふ
婦人 is the common formal compound for 'lady/woman', whereas 婦 alone is rarely used outside of set compounds.
婦ふ女じょN1
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.

Opposites

紳しん士しN1
紳士 is the formal male counterpart to 婦人, the two being paired in set expressions such as 紳士服 and 婦人服.

Don't confuse with

夫ふ人じんN3
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.
婦ふ女じょ子し
婦人 refers politely to a single adult woman or lady, while 婦女子 is a collective term covering women and children together.

Word family· 18

貴き婦ふ人じん
lady; noblewoman
婦ふ人じん病びょう
women's disease; gynecological disorder
婦ふ人じん服ふくN3
women's clothing; women's wear

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'.

婦ふ人じん会かい

women's association; women's group

婦ふ人じん席せき

women's seats; women's section; women's gallery

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婦ふ人じん科か
gynecology department · gynecology
婦ふ人じん靴ぐつ
women's shoes
老ろう婦ふ人じん
old woman; elderly lady
婦ふ人じん問もん題だい
women's issues
婦ふ人じん科か学がく
gynecology
婦ふ人じん警けい官かん
policewoman
婦ふ人じん運うん動どう
women's movement

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