(Shinto): a bone woman: a female apparition who appears as a skeletal woman

a female werewolf; a "wifewolf"

the heart (mind, feelings) of a woman

women's bath (in a public bath)

(folklore) a yokai resembling a woman with a mouth that is slit from ear to ear

a woman from Kyoto where women are often thought of as more beautiful and graceful

misogyny

(history) a Meiji-era homeschooling textbook for girls and women

the state of women being in charge over men; women's rule; petticoat government

a sitting position similar to seiza (正座) but with the legs out from under the body (the legs and the buttocks both touching the ground), considered to be feminine, childish, and cute