女の子

Japanese

Compound of 女 (onna, “a woman”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 子 (ko, “a child”).[1][2]

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) おんなのこ [òńnáꜜnò kò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2][3]
- IPA^(key): [õ̞nːa̠ no̞ ko̞]

女の子 (hiragana おんなのこ, rōmaji onna no ko, historical hiragana をんなのこ)

Compound of 女 (me, “a woman; female”) +‎ の (no, possessive particle) +‎ 子 (ko, “a child”).[1][2]

Less commonly used than onna no ko above.

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) めのこ [méꜜnòkò] (Atamadaka – [1])[2][3]
- IPA^(key): [me̞no̞ko̞]

女の子 (hiragana めのこ, rōmaji me no ko)

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

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