婦人

ふじん
JLPT:N3
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1A formal, somewhat old-fashioned word for an adult woman. In everyday speech, 「女性」(josei) is now more common; 婦人 mainly survives in set phrases like 「婦人服」(women's clothing).

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デパートの婦人服売り場で母のセーターを買った。

I bought my mother a sweater in the women's clothing section of the department store.

その老婦人はゆっくりと歩いていた。

The elderly lady was walking slowly.

新聞の見出しに「婦人が救助される」とあった。

The newspaper headline read, "Woman rescued."

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