乙姫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
乙	姫

Etymology

From oto (乙, young girl, youngest girl) + hime (姫, daughter or young lady of noble or gentle birth, princess)

Proper noun

乙姫 (hiragana おとひめ, romaji otohime)

1. A beautiful young princess, who is believed to live in the paradise castle of deep sea, tha name 竜宮城 (ryūgūjō) of the story of 浦島太郎 (Urashima Taro)

Related terms

• 浦島太郎: Urashima Taro

Noun

乙姫 (hiragana おとひめ, romaji otohime)

1. (obsolete) younger princess

Antonyms

• 兄 (えひめ, ehime): (obsolete) elder princess

Alternative forms

• 弟姫 (おとひめ, otohime): (obsolete)