【女】(On-na-hen, On-na/woman) Kanji Radical, Bushu

【女】On-na-hen, On-na

Commentary on the radical "女"

Kanji characters with the radical "女" are often associated with various women, feminine sexuality and behavior, and gender relations.

e.g.

姉 → 女 + 市

For example, the character 姉 means "older sister".
As it is, "sister" is a woman.
The part of 市 represents the sound (shi), which is connected to the character "市", meaning to move forward.
It represents the "older sister" as she was born first.

娠 → 女 + 辰

The character for 娠 means "pregnancy".
"Pregnant" is word that relates to women.
The part of "辰" means to shake.
It represents the meaning of "pregnancy" from the way a pregnant child moves.

As you can see, kanji with "女 (on-na-hen)" in them often have meanings related to women, women's actions, and gender relations.

List of kanji with "女" as radical

They are listed in stroke order.

女 奴 好 如 妃 妊 妨 妙 始 姉 姓 妹 姻 姫 娯 娘 娠 婚 婦 婿 媒 嫁 嫌 嫡 嬢

妄 妥 委 妻 威 姿 婆

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