josei
/dʒoʊˈseɪ/noun
josei is spelled J-O-S-E-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, josei means “A class of manga written for an older female audience” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in josei?
| Letters | 5: J-O-S-E-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is josei?
Josei appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce josei?
- /dʒoʊˈseɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does josei mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A class of manga written for an older female audience.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does josei come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 女性 (josei, “woman”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).