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josei

/dʒoʊˈseɪ/

josei noun: a class of manga written for an older female audience.

Noun

josei (uncountable)

  1. A class of manga written for an older female audience.

Origin of josei

Borrowed from Japanese 女性 (josei, “woman”).

Questions about josei

What does josei mean?
Josei means a class of manga written for an older female audience.
What part of speech is josei?
Josei is a noun.
How do you pronounce josei?
Josei is pronounced /dʒoʊˈseɪ/.

Words near josei in the dictionary

  1. Jose Roño
  2. Josef
  3. Josefina
  4. Josefino
  5. Josefowicz
  6. josei
  7. joseki
  8. josekis
  9. Joselin
  10. Josella
  11. Joseloff

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