Meaning

Primary

Girl

Alternatives

Young Girl, Young Lady, Young Woman

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana stuck in the middle you can guess that it is like putting two separate words that you've learned together into one word. This hiragana is , a particle that makes something possessive. In this case, the is of the . Basically, this suggests that the woman is a child, aka a girl.

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

  • 女の子のママ

    the girl's mom

    女の子のキャラクター

    a girl character

    女の子のグループ

    a group of girls

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