婦人

• 読み: ふじん
• ローマ字: fujin
• 漢字の分解: 婦 (fu) — woman, wife; 人 (jin/hito) — person
• 発音: /ɸɯ.dʑiɴ/

意味

Woman; lady. A polite, somewhat formal term for an adult woman.

A noun meaning adult woman, similar to 女性 (josei) but more traditional and formal. Common compounds: 婦人服 (fujinfuku, women's clothing), 婦人科 (fujinka, gynaecology), 婦人警官 (fujin keikan, policewoman — older term). While still used in compound words and signage, standalone use is becoming less common in favour of the more neutral 女性.

例文

1. デパートの三階は婦人服売り場です。
2. 婦人科の予約を取りたいのですが。
3. その婦人はとても上品な方だった。

使い方ガイド

場面: department stores, medical, formal writing

トーン: polite

起源と歴史

The kanji 婦 combines 女 (woman) and 帚 (broom), originally depicting a woman with a broom — reflecting ancient domestic roles. Modern usage retains the meaning of adult woman without the domestic connotation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal