ウーマン

Japanese

Etymology

From English woman.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーマン [úꜜùmàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA(key): [ɯ̟ːmã̠ɴ]

Noun

ウーマン • (ūman

  1. woman
    Synonyms: 女性 (josei), (onna), 女の人 (onna no hito)
    ビジネスウーマン
    bijinesu ūman
    business woman; woman executive

Usage notes

Used in compounds, or in context with other katakana loan words. Synonyms such as (じょ)(せい) (josei) or (おんな) (onna) are more commonly used.