女 — Stroke order

JLPT N5 kanji · 3 strokes · #151 by frequency

Woman, female

Meaning
Woman, female
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
ジョニョニョウ
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
おんな

In bold: the readings to learn first.

Stroke order

3 strokes. The stroke to draw is in red; the previous ones are already in place.

  1. Stroke 1/3
  2. Stroke 2/3
  3. Stroke 3/3

Memory hook

A figure with arms crossed low and legs folded — the way a woman () sits, composed and grounded.

Kanzen's hook for this kanji. In the app, you can adopt another learner's or write your own.

Common vocabulary

WordReadingMeaning
おんなwoman, female
女の子めのこwoman, girl
女性じょせいwoman, female
女房にょうぼうwife (esp. one's own wife)
女の人おんなのひとwoman
女子めこgirl

Sources: meanings and readings based on KANJIDIC2 and JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0) · KanjiVG strokes © Ulrich Apel (CC BY-SA 3.0) · reading selection, French translations and memory hooks: Kanzen.