What does 女 (onna | おんな) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

女として自覚なさ過ぎて怖い。
onna toshite jikaku na sa sugi te kowai.
It's scary how little consideration she gives to being a woman.

男性が好きなのになぜ女性と結婚するの？
dansei ga suki na noni naze josei to kekkon suru no?
Why would you marry a woman if you like men?

他の女にとられるよりは、諦めつくもん！
ta no onna ni tora reru yori wa, akirame tsu kumon!
I'd just be able to give up better than if you were taken by some other woman. | I'd rather give up than have you taken by another woman.

あんな本みたらフツーの女は引くもんな！
anna hon mi tara futsū no onna wa hiku mon na!
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!

あの女性の男癖の悪さにはあきれて物が言えない。
ano josei no otoko heki no waru sa ni wa akire te mono ga ie nai.
The way that woman goes on with men shocks me.

女性ホルモン分泌の乱れが不妊症の大きな原因です。
josei horumon bunpitsu no midare ga funinshō no ōkina genin desu.
Female hormone imbalance is a major cause of infertility.

どこからどう見ても薄幸の美少女、悲劇のヒロインだ。
doko kara dō mi te mo hakkō no bishōjo, higeki no hiroin da.
No matter how you look at it you're a beautiful, ill-fated woman, the heroine of a tragedy.

自分の職場に、見るからにとても気が強い女性がいます。
jibun no shokuba ni, miru kara ni totemo ki ga tsuyoi josei ga i masu.
In my workplace is a woman who's very strong willed, on the face of it.

ブルース夫人は英日間を飛んだ最初の女性パイロットであった。
burūsu fujin wa ei nichi kan o ton da saisho no josei pairotto de atta.
Mrs. Bruce was the first female pilot to fly between England and Japan.

マネがこの絵を描くまで、女性の裸像は女神に限られていました。
mane ga kono e o egaku made, josei no razō wa megami ni kagira re te i mashi ta.
Until Manet painted this picture, his female nudes were limited to goddesses.

老婦人はそれを彼女にプレゼントし、是非受けてほしいといった。
rō fujin wa sore o kanojo ni purezento shi, zehi uke te hoshī to itta.
The old lady made her a present of it and insisted she should have it. | The old woman gave it to her as a present and said she really wanted her to accept it.

赤いドレスの女は、黒服の男を無視して、ケイタイで友達にかけた。
akai doresu no onna wa, kuro fuku no otoko o mushi shi te, kei tai de tomodachi ni kake ta.
The woman in a red dress ignored the black-clothed man and called a friend on her mobile. | The girl in the red dress ignored the man dressed in black and called a friend on her cellphone.

母さんは、女だてらに男だらけの中、建設会社で現場監督をしている。
kāsan wa, onna date ra ni otoko darake no naka, kensetsu kaisha de genba kantoku o shi te iru.
Mum, a mere woman surrounded by men, works in a construction company as a site foreman.

女性の乞食が５～６人の子どもをぞろぞろつれて物乞いをしていました。
josei no kojiki ga go ~ roku nin no kodomo o zorozoro tsure te monogoi o shi te i mashi ta.
A female beggar was begging with five or six children following along.

女性に彼氏がいるかいないかの探りを入れるベストな方法が有れば教えてください。
josei ni kareshi ga iru ka i nai ka no saguri o ireru besuto na hōhō ga are ba oshie te kudasai.
If there's a good way to sound out whether a woman has a boyfriend or not please tell me.

そうじゃない。性差別やら女性蔑視やら、そういうものとは関係なく、男と女は違うんだ。
sō ja nai. sei sabetsu yara josei besshi yara, sōyū mono to wa kankei naku, otoko to onna wa chigaun da.
That's not what I meant. I'm not being sexist. Men and women are just different. | That's not what I mean. Sex discrimination, female discrimination, whatever, men and women are just different.

椅子に横たわる私に、歯科衛生士の女性が「はい、お口を開けてください」と言ったのです。
isu ni yokotawaru watashi ni, shika eisei shi no josei ga ' hai, o kuchi o ake te kudasai ' to itta no desu.
The woman dental hygienist said to me, lying down in the chair, "Right, please open your mouth.".

やっぱり駅まで行くのは疲れるから、泊まっているホテルまで来いってことだ。まったく身勝手な女だよ。
yappari eki made iku no wa tsukareru kara, tomatte iru hoteru made koi tte koto da. mattaku migatte na onna da yo.
It was to say that going to the station was too much of a bother after all so I should come to the hotel she's staying at. Good grief, what a selfish woman!

一般投票による「ピープルズ・チョイス賞」が今年も発表され、メル・ギブソンとジュリア・ロバーツが最も人気のある映画男優と女優に選ばれた。
ippan tōhyō niyoru ' pīpuruzu.choisu shō ' ga kotoshi mo happyō sa re, meru.gibuson to juria . ro bātsu ga mottomo ninki no aru eiga danyū to joyū ni eraba re ta.
The "People's Choice" award, by public polling, was announced again this year and Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts were selected as the most popular male, and female, film actors.

	The Japanese word
	女
	is pronounced
	onna \| おんな
	means
	woman, female

	Examples:
	女として自覚なさ過ぎて怖い。 onna toshite jikaku na sa sugi te kowai. It's scary how little consideration she gives to being a woman.
	男性が好きなのになぜ女性と結婚するの？ dansei ga suki na noni naze josei to kekkon suru no? Why would you marry a woman if you like men?
	他の女にとられるよりは、諦めつくもん！ ta no onna ni tora reru yori wa, akirame tsu kumon! I'd just be able to give up better than if you were taken by some other woman. \| I'd rather give up than have you taken by another woman.
	あんな本みたらフツーの女は引くもんな！ anna hon mi tara futsū no onna wa hiku mon na! Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
	あの女性の男癖の悪さにはあきれて物が言えない。 ano josei no otoko heki no waru sa ni wa akire te mono ga ie nai. The way that woman goes on with men shocks me.
	女性ホルモン分泌の乱れが不妊症の大きな原因です。 josei horumon bunpitsu no midare ga funinshō no ōkina genin desu. Female hormone imbalance is a major cause of infertility.
	どこからどう見ても薄幸の美少女、悲劇のヒロインだ。 doko kara dō mi te mo hakkō no bishōjo, higeki no hiroin da. No matter how you look at it you're a beautiful, ill-fated woman, the heroine of a tragedy.
	自分の職場に、見るからにとても気が強い女性がいます。 jibun no shokuba ni, miru kara ni totemo ki ga tsuyoi josei ga i masu. In my workplace is a woman who's very strong willed, on the face of it.
	ブルース夫人は英日間を飛んだ最初の女性パイロットであった。 burūsu fujin wa ei nichi kan o ton da saisho no josei pairotto de atta. Mrs. Bruce was the first female pilot to fly between England and Japan.
	マネがこの絵を描くまで、女性の裸像は女神に限られていました。 mane ga kono e o egaku made, josei no razō wa megami ni kagira re te i mashi ta. Until Manet painted this picture, his female nudes were limited to goddesses.
	老婦人はそれを彼女にプレゼントし、是非受けてほしいといった。 rō fujin wa sore o kanojo ni purezento shi, zehi uke te hoshī to itta. The old lady made her a present of it and insisted she should have it. \| The old woman gave it to her as a present and said she really wanted her to accept it.
	赤いドレスの女は、黒服の男を無視して、ケイタイで友達にかけた。 akai doresu no onna wa, kuro fuku no otoko o mushi shi te, kei tai de tomodachi ni kake ta. The woman in a red dress ignored the black-clothed man and called a friend on her mobile. \| The girl in the red dress ignored the man dressed in black and called a friend on her cellphone.
	母さんは、女だてらに男だらけの中、建設会社で現場監督をしている。 kāsan wa, onna date ra ni otoko darake no naka, kensetsu kaisha de genba kantoku o shi te iru. Mum, a mere woman surrounded by men, works in a construction company as a site foreman.
	女性の乞食が５～６人の子どもをぞろぞろつれて物乞いをしていました。 josei no kojiki ga go ~ roku nin no kodomo o zorozoro tsure te monogoi o shi te i mashi ta. A female beggar was begging with five or six children following along.
	女性に彼氏がいるかいないかの探りを入れるベストな方法が有れば教えてください。 josei ni kareshi ga iru ka i nai ka no saguri o ireru besuto na hōhō ga are ba oshie te kudasai. If there's a good way to sound out whether a woman has a boyfriend or not please tell me.
	そうじゃない。性差別やら女性蔑視やら、そういうものとは関係なく、男と女は違うんだ。 sō ja nai. sei sabetsu yara josei besshi yara, sōyū mono to wa kankei naku, otoko to onna wa chigaun da. That's not what I meant. I'm not being sexist. Men and women are just different. \| That's not what I mean. Sex discrimination, female discrimination, whatever, men and women are just different.
	椅子に横たわる私に、歯科衛生士の女性が「はい、お口を開けてください」と言ったのです。 isu ni yokotawaru watashi ni, shika eisei shi no josei ga ' hai, o kuchi o ake te kudasai ' to itta no desu. The woman dental hygienist said to me, lying down in the chair, "Right, please open your mouth.".
	やっぱり駅まで行くのは疲れるから、泊まっているホテルまで来いってことだ。まったく身勝手な女だよ。 yappari eki made iku no wa tsukareru kara, tomatte iru hoteru made koi tte koto da. mattaku migatte na onna da yo. It was to say that going to the station was too much of a bother after all so I should come to the hotel she's staying at. Good grief, what a selfish woman!
	一般投票による「ピープルズ・チョイス賞」が今年も発表され、メル・ギブソンとジュリア・ロバーツが最も人気のある映画男優と女優に選ばれた。 ippan tōhyō niyoru ' pīpuruzu.choisu shō ' ga kotoshi mo happyō sa re, meru.gibuson to juria . ro bātsu ga mottomo ninki no aru eiga danyū to joyū ni eraba re ta. The "People's Choice" award, by public polling, was announced again this year and Mel Gibson and Julia Roberts were selected as the most popular male, and female, film actors.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org