Kanji Kaisen

字の旅3,000 years in four forms

Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE前7.36.1 合3298 賓組

Oracle bone: Wikimedia Commons, traced from Academia Sinica, CC0. Bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.

部首Radical · in Human Body & People

女

女 woman

おんな onna

3 strokesRadical of 37 kanjiPart of 39

Your ink in 女0% painted · 0 of 37 familiar

Origin · sourced

Pictogram象形

A woman with folded arms kneeling or standing.

Source: Wiktionary, 女 (rev. 92739223), CC BY-SA 4.0

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history. When you see it, think of life, family, and the unique qualities of care and tradition. It is one of the most common radicals, appearing in hundreds of characters related to people.”

Where it sits in a kanji

Indicates females, family relationships, emotional qualities, domestic actions, and traditionally feminine roles or names.

Start with女Study all 37Print sheet
育つ

What it grows into

Built from 女, with sourced origins
一覧

Every kanji with 女 as its radical

Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered

All 37 kanji

Start with女All 37