Meaning

Primary

Girl

Alternative

Young Girl

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A woman child is a girl.

This word has two kanji with hiragana stuck in the middle. That hiragana is the particle . This time, it just means the noun before is modifying the noun after it.

女の子 is a casual word for young girls, like kids or teenagers. Sometimes it can also refer to adult women, but only to playfully or affectionately highlight their youthful or girlish qualities.

Reading

おんなのこ
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since there's hiragana in here, you can bet that these kanji will use the kun'yomi readings. You already know the kun'yomi reading for . The only thing I have to make sure that you know is . When you need to remember the kun'yomi reading of , just think about you fighting a child (you're a jerk, apparently!). When you hit her in the face, she flies to the floor, and the ref calls out "KO!" because you just knocked the poor kid out.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 女の子がいる

    there's a girl

    女の子がくる

    a girl is coming

    女の子が立つ

    the girl stands up

Context Sentences

白のドレスの女の子がレイチェルです。

The girl in the white dress is Rachel.

この女の子は五才の天才プログラマーだ。

This girl is a five-year-old genius programmer.

わたしは女の子じゃない。一人の大人の女。わかった?

I'm not a girl. I'm an adult woman. Got it?

Kanji Composition