female Waseda University student; Waseda alumna
Colloquial term used among students and young people; often carries a slightly trendy or campus-life connotation.
あのサークルには早稲女が多い。
That club has a lot of Waseda girls.
彼女は早稲女で、今は商社で働いている。
She's a Waseda alumna and now works at a trading company.
早稲男 is the male counterpart, referring to male Waseda students or alumni.
Standard kanji spelling using the university abbreviation 早稲.
Katakana variant; often used in casual or online contexts.
Full-width katakana spelling; used for emphasis or in stylized contexts.
Abbreviation of 早稲田 (Waseda) + 女 (woman/female). The reading わせじょ follows the common pattern of university nickname abbreviations.