女武芸者

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	武	芸	者
おんな Grade: 1	ぶ Grade: 5	げい Grade: 4	しゃ Grade: 3
kun'yomi	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
女武藝者 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

女 (onna, “female”) +‎ 武芸者 (bugeisha, “martial arts practitioner; martial artist”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おんなぶげーしゃ [òńnáꜜbùgèèshà] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [õ̞nːa̠bɯ̟ɡe̞ːɕa̠]

Noun

女(おんな)武(ぶ)芸(げい)者(しゃ) • (onnabugeisha) 

1. A female practitioner of martial arts; a martial artist.