# おんなのこ vs. じょし

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**Category:** Japanese Only (Beginners)\
**Created:** [July 6, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%81%8A%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93-vs-%E3%81%98%E3%82%87%E3%81%97/44759 "2020-07-06T20:59:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![charrisebrown](https://cdck-file-uploads-global.s3.dualstack.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/wanikanicommunity/original/3X/f/d/fd4c154120954695f788402f3bcf4e616499bc2d.png) [@charrisebrown](https://community.wanikani.com/u/charrisebrown)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%81%8A%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93-vs-%E3%81%98%E3%82%87%E3%81%97/44759/1 "2020-07-06T20:59:34Z")

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Hi there, could someone please answer why there are two ways to say girl?  
I just recent got to level 3 and had this lesson and I am very confused.

How do you know when is the appropriate one to use?

Thanks! \<3

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**Author:** ![YukiPhoenix](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/user_avatar/community.wanikani.com/yukiphoenix/32/458505_2.png) [@YukiPhoenix](https://community.wanikani.com/u/YukiPhoenix)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%81%8A%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93-vs-%E3%81%98%E3%82%87%E3%81%97/44759/2 "2020-07-06T21:03:17Z")

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Here you go:

> [@The final 女の子 / 女子 / 少女 / and all words for "girls" thread](https://community.wanikani.com/t/the-final-%E5%A5%B3%E3%81%AE%E5%AD%90-%E5%A5%B3%E5%AD%90-%E5%B0%91%E5%A5%B3-and-all-words-for-girls-thread/33511):
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> My goal is to make this the definitive thread to link to when the question comes up. Suggestions for more words are welcome. Examples of usages or phrases are in the summaries. There are a lot of examples, so I haven’t added furigana yet, but maybe later. 女の子 (おんなのこ) \*all girls from newborns to roughly mid-teens \*in slang usage, other young women 
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> > **Summary**
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> > 女の子が公園で遊ぶ a girl plays in the park 人形を抱いた女の子 a girl holding a doll 女の子を授かる to be blessed with a girl 可愛い女の子 a cute girl 六年生の女の子 a …

All thanks go to @Leebo for this.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/wanikanicommunity/original/4X/6/2/a/62a8b0f4c59ff2c5b6651ffcf43531480b3e5297.png) [@system](https://community.wanikani.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2020, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.wanikani.com/t/%E3%81%8A%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%AE%E3%81%93-vs-%E3%81%98%E3%82%87%E3%81%97/44759/3 "2020-07-20T21:03:21Z")

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