"女の子" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [õ̞nːa̠no̞ko̞] Forms: 女の子 [canonical] (ruby: (おんな), ()), onnanoko [romanization], wonnanoko [romanization], をんなのこ [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: Compound of 女 (onna, “a woman; female”) + の (no, appositional particle) + 子 (ko, “a child”). Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|女|の|子|pos2=appositional particle|sort=おんなのこ|t1=a woman; female|t3=a child|tr1=onna|tr2=no|tr3=ko}} 女 (onna, “a woman; female”) + の (no, appositional particle) + 子 (ko, “a child”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おんなのこ|hhira=をんなのこ}} 女(おんな)の子(こ) • (onnanoko) ^(←をんなのこ (wonnanoko)?)
  1. a child that is female: a girl
    Sense id: en-女の子-ja-noun-y~Gj6y-j Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 50
  2. a woman
    Sense id: en-女の子-ja-noun-bnngEl2N Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 少女 (shōjo) (ruby: 少女(しょうじょ)), 女児 (joji) (ruby: 女児(じょじ)), 女性 (josei) (ruby: 女性(じょせい)) Related terms: 男の娘 (otokonoko) (ruby: (おとこ), ())
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [me̞no̞ko̞] Forms: 女の子 [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), menoko [romanization]
Etymology: Compound of 女 (me, “a woman; female”) + の (no, appositional particle) + 子 (ko, “a child”). Less commonly used than onnanoko above. Etymology templates: {{compound|ja|女|の|子|pos2=appositional particle|sort=めのこ|t1=a woman; female|t3=a child|tr1=me|tr2=no|tr3=ko}} 女 (me, “a woman; female”) + の (no, appositional particle) + 子 (ko, “a child”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|めのこ}} 女(め)の子(こ) • (menoko)
  1. (archaic) a child that is female: a girl Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-女の子-ja-noun-y~Gj6y-j1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with multiple readings, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 2 2 53 42 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 2 2 55 40 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 2 2 55 40 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 25 25 25 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with multiple readings: 11 11 52 27 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 2 2 55 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 20 37 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 12 60 12
  2. (archaic) a woman Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-女の子-ja-noun-bnngEl2N1 Categories (other): Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with 2 kanji Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 25 25 25 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 女性 (josei) (ruby: 女性(じょせい))
Etymology number: 2
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      "roman": "otokonoko",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男",
          "おとこ"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "こ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男の子"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      "args": {
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        "3": "の",
        "4": "子",
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        "t1": "a woman; female",
        "t3": "a child",
        "tr1": "onna",
        "tr2": "no",
        "tr3": "ko"
      },
      "expansion": "女 (onna, “a woman; female”) + の (no, appositional particle) + 子 (ko, “a child”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compound of 女 (onna, “a woman; female”) + の (no, appositional particle) + 子 (ko, “a child”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "女の子",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "女",
          "おんな"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "こ"
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    },
    {
      "form": "onnanoko",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wonnanoko",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "をんなのこ",
      "roman": "wonnanoko",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "女(おんな)の子(こ) • (onnanoko) ^(←をんなのこ (wonnanoko)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "otokonoko",
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          "男",
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          "娘",
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        ]
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      "word": "男の娘"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "25 25 25 25",
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      "glosses": [
        "a child that is female: a girl"
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          "parents": [
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a woman"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "other": "おんなのこ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[õ̞nːa̠no̞ko̞]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "shōjo",
      "ruby": [
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          "少女",
          "しょうじょ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "少女"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "joji",
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          "女児",
          "じょじ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "女児"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "josei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "女性",
          "じょせい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "女性"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "女の子"
}

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      "roman": "onoko",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "男",
          "お"
        ],
        [
          "子",
          "こ"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "男の子"
    }
  ],
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      "other": "めのこ"
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      "ipa": "[me̞no̞ko̞]"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
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  "word": "女の子"
}
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        [
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    {
      "other": "おんなのこ"
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      "ipa": "[õ̞nːa̠no̞ko̞]"
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        [
          "少女",
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        ]
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    "Daijirin"
  ],
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}

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    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "女の子"
}

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