Word Meaning 女将

じょしょう joshou

女将 is read as じょしょう (joshou) and means proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop).

Meaning

English

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop)
landlady
hostess
mistress
female innkeeper

Reading

Kana

じょしょう

Romaji

joshou

Writing Variants

女将おかみ okami
女将にょしょう nyoshou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 990 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

大女将

おおおかみ

senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant

若女将

わかおかみ

proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant

女性的

じょせいてき

feminine

女人禁制

にょにんきんせい

prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons)

女史

じょし

lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician)

女児

じょじ

girl

女装

じょそう

female clothing

女性団体

じょせいだんたい

women's organization

女性軍

じょせいぐん

women's team

女子短期大学

じょしたんきだいがく

women's junior college

女子竹

おなごだけ

Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

女子短大

じょしたんだい