| 1359 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1969 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4798 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 1703 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1839 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1527 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1628 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1755 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1798 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 2058 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1082 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1469 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 2039 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 39969 | Morohashi |
| 1629 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 6189 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 2020 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 2176 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 1890 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
2074 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 醜 【シュウ】 ugliness, shame, disgrace
- 醜女 【シュウジョ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
- 老醜 【ロウシュウ】 ugliness of old age
- 美醜 【ビシュウ】 beauty or ugliness, personal appearance, looks
Kun reading compounds
- 醜い 【みにくい】 ugly, unattractive, bad-looking, unsightly, unseemly, disgraceful, shameful, dishonorable
- みにくいアヒルの子 【みにくいあひるのこ】 ugly duckling
- 醜 【しこ】 ugly, repulsive, detestable, contemptible, unworthy, insignificant, humble, strong and frightening thing
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
Readings
- Korean:
- chu
Spanish
- feo
- mal aspecto
- innoble
- vergüenza
Portuguese
- sujo
- feio
- vergonha
- má aparência
French
- laid
- malpropre
- hideux
- honteux
| 3257 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7e10.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-10 | SKIP code |
| 1661.3 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-25 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 919c | Unicode hex code |
女
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
151 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 女 【ジョ】 woman, girl, daughter, Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), feminine noun
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 処女 【ショジョ】 virgin (usu. female), maiden, virgin (e.g. forest), unspoiled by human activity, debut, maiden (e.g. voyage)
- 一女 【イチジョ】 one daughter, eldest daughter, first-born daughter
- 女王 【ジョオウ】 queen, female champion
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 老若男女 【ロウニャクナンニョ】 men and women of all ages
- 天女 【テンニョ】 heavenly nymph, celestial maiden, beautiful and kind woman
- 女房 【ニョウボウ】 wife (esp. one's own wife), court lady, female court attache, woman who served at the imperial palace, woman (esp. as a love interest)
- 女官 【ジョカン】 court lady, lady-in-waiting
Kun reading compounds
- 女 【おんな】 woman, female, female lover, girlfriend, mistress, (someone's) woman
- 女形 【おんながた】 onnagata, male actor in female kabuki roles, female partner (in a relationship)
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
- 囲い女 【かこいおんな】 mistress
- 雌 【め】 female, smaller (of the two), weaker, woman, wife
- 女神 【めがみ】 goddess, female deity
- 早乙女 【さおとめ】 young female rice planter, young girl
- 醜女 【しゅうじょ】 homely woman, plain-looking woman, female demon
Readings
- Japanese names:
- おな、 た、 つき、 な
- Korean:
- nyeo, yeo
Spanish
- femenino
- mujer
Portuguese
- mulher
- fêmea
French
- femme
- féminin
| 32 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 41 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 35 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 178 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1185 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 62 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 42 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 114 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.13 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 102 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 102 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 68 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 423 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 4226 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2135 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2884 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 99 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 6036 | Morohashi |
| 3418 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1173 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 98 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 102 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 60 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 19 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 1769 | 2001 Kanji |
| 3e0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 4-3-4 | SKIP code |
| 4040.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-29-87 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5973 | Unicode hex code |