In Japanese there are many terms to describe active women. In sports, the term “joshi” rather than “josei” (female gender) is used, for example: “joshi gorufu” (women’s golf) and “joshi tenisu” (women’s tennis). In the case of men we say “danshi gorufu” and “danshi tenisu.” “Joshi” (female child / girl) is also often used after a word to indicate that a woman has a certain interest, such as a hobby, for example: “kamera joshi” (camera woman) or “ka-pu joshi” (Carp women: “Carp” is a baseball team). Beautiful women are called “bijin” (beautiful person), and they are also called “bijo” (beautiful woman). Women with both talent and wisdom are called “saijo” (talented woman). In this way “jo” (woman) is added at the end of a word that describes a woman’s special qualities. In recent years women who love history have begun to be called “rekijo” (history woman). “Ko” (child / girl) can also be attached to the end of a word; in this way “tetsuko” (iron girl) is used for women who love railways. About half a century ago, when a girl was born it was very common to use “ko”; as with “Hanako” (flower girl) and “Yoshiko” (good girl). “Ga-ru” (girl) is often attached as a suffix; for example, “yama ga-ru” (mountain girl), “mori ga-ru” (forest girl), “butsuzou ga-ru” (Buddha statue girl) and “sora ga-ru” (space girl). It used to be trendy to use the term “ko gyaru” (young girl) to refer to young girls, in particular to high school students. Middle-aged men, elderly men, or fathers are called “oyaji,” but women who behave like oyaji used to be called “oyaji gyaru” (oyaji girl). In this way, suffixes that describe women have been created as times have changed. You might say that these terms have been created as women make advances into hobbies and jobs that have been typically considered to be men’s.