女性

Noun

 * 1)  the female sex; female
 * 2) woman; female
 * 1) woman; female

Etymology 1
Spelling repurposed from nyoshō below during the (1868–1912), using the relatively newer kan'on readings of the characters.

Noun

 * 1) a woman
 * 2)  the feminine gender
 * 1)  the feminine gender
 * 1)  the feminine gender
 * 1)  the feminine gender
 * 1)  the feminine gender
 * 1)  the feminine gender
 * 1)  the feminine gender
 * 1)  the feminine gender

Synonyms

 * : woman
 * : woman

Antonyms

 * : man
 * : man
 * : male; man

Etymology 2
Borrowed from. The goon, so likely the initial borrowing.

Largely superseded in everyday Japanese by josei above.

Noun

 * 1)  a woman

Synonyms

 * : woman