女子 (Joshi) is a Japanese noun meaning “woman, girl”.
Meanings
- nounwoman; girl
Examples
この学校は男子よりも女子が多い。
There are more girls than boys in this school.
４０人クラスで女子は１８人です。
The class of forty includes eighteen girls.
一般に男子の方が女子より背が高い。
Boys, as a rule, are taller than girls.
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