女児

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	児
じょ Grade: 1	じ Grade: 4
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
女兒 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょ​じ [jóꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞ʑi]

Noun

女(じょ)児(じ) • (joji) 

1. a girl, a female child
2. a baby girl

See also

• 女子(じょし) (joshi, “girl; woman”)
• 女(おんな)の子(こ) (onnanoko, “woman; girl”)
• 少女(しょうじょ) (shōjo, “little girl; young woman”)
• 男児(だんじ) (danji, “boy”)