姫

See also: 姬

姫 U+59EB, 姫 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-59EB ← 姪 [U+59EA] CJK Unified Ideographs 姬 → [U+59EC]

Translingual

Han character

姫 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+6 in Chinese and Korean, 女+7 in Japanese, 9 strokes in Chinese and Korean, 10 strokes in Japanese, Cangjie input 女尸中中 (VSLL) or 難女尸中中 (XVSLL), four-corner 4141₇, composition ⿰女臣)

Related characters

• 姬 (Original form for the meaning "princess")

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 260, character 22
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6229
• Dae Jaweon: page 526, character 21
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1043, character 4
• Unihan data for U+59EB

Chinese

Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声): semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 臣 (OC *ɡiŋ)

Etymology 1

trad.		姫
simp. #		姫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhěn (zhen³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄣˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhěn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhěn
    • Wade–Giles: chên³
    • Yale: jěn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeen
    • Palladius: чжэнь (čžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴/

Definitions

姫

1. (historical dictionaries only) cautious; prudent

   Synonym: 謹慎 / 谨慎 (jǐnshèn)

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of 姫 – see 姬. (This character is a variant form of 姬).

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), C02079

Japanese

Kanji

姫

(Jōyō kanji)

1. princess
2. concubine
3. woman

Readings

From its original form 姬:

• Go-on: き (ki)
• Kan-on: き (ki)
• Kun: ひめ (hime, 姫, Jōyō)
• Nanori: こひめ (kohime)、ひめさき (himesaki)、れもん (remon)

In its current form 姫:

• Go-on: しん (shin)
• Kan-on: しん (shin)
• Kun: かしこまる (kashikomaru, 姫まる)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
姫
ひめ Grade: S
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
媛

⟨pi₁ me₁⟩ → */pʲimʲe/ → /fime/ → /hime/

From Old Japanese.

Originally a compound of 日 (hi, “sun”, a prefix or appellation used in reference to the imperial family) +‎ 女 (me, “female person: girl, woman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [çime̞]
• (Tokyo) ひめ [híꜜmè] (Atamadaka – [1])

Noun

姫(ひめ) • (hime) 

1. the daughter of a high-ranking person

   Coordinate term: 彦 (hiko)

   1. a noblewoman
   2. a princess

      Synonyms: 王女 (ōjo), 皇女 (kōjo), プリンセス (purinsesu)

2. (euphemistic) a woman

   Coordinate term: 彦 (hiko)

3. (Kansai slang) in the Kyōto and Osaka areas, a prostitute

   See also: Thesaurus:娼婦

4. short for 姫糊 (himenori): a kind of starch glue made from boiled-down rice

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 姫遊(ひめなそ)び (himenasobi)
• 姫(ひめ)カット (himekatto)
• 姫皮(ひめかわ) (himekawa)
• 姫(ひめ)君(ぎみ) (himegimi)
• 姫(ひめ)様(さま) (hime-sama): honorable princess (term of address or reference)
• 姫路(ひめじ) (Himeji)
• 姫(ひめ)デレ (himedere)
• 姫糊(ひめのり) (himenori)
• 姫始(ひめはじ)め (himehajime)
• 姫御子(ひめみこ) (himemiko)
• 姫大夫(ひめもうちぎみ) (himemōchigimi)
• 姫靫(ひめゆぎ) (himeyugi)
• 朝顔姫(あさがおひめ) (Asagaohime)
• 鷽姫(うそひめ) (usohime)
• 歌(うた)姫(ひめ) (utahime): a chanteuse, a female singer
• 兄姫(えひめ) (ehime)
• 弟(おと)姫(ひめ), 乙(おと)姫(ひめ) (otohime)
• 織(おり)姫(ひめ) (Orihime), 織(お)り姫(ひめ) (orihime)
• 奇稲田姫(くしなだひめ) (Kushinada-hime)
• 木(この)花(はな)之(の)開(さく)耶(や)姫(ひめ) (Ko-no-hana-no-saku-ya-hime): (Shintō): in Japanese mythology, the blossom princess and symbol of delicate earthly life
• 佐(さ)保(ほ)姫(ひめ) (Sahohime), 佐(さ)保(お)姫(ひめ) (Saohime)
• 月(つき)の姫(ひめ) (tsuki-no-hime): the princess of the moon: Kaguya-hime from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
• 橋姫(はしひめ) (hashihime)
• 舞(まい)姫(ひめ) (maihime)
• 最姫(もひめ) (mohime)

Related terms

• 娘(むすめ) (musume, “daughter”)
• 乙(おと)女(め) (otome, “maiden, virgin”)

See also

• 女(じょ)皇(こう) (jokō, “empress”)
• 女(じょ)王(おう) (joō, “queen”)

Prefix

姫(ひめ) • (hime-) 

1. cute
2. small

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 姫(ヒメ)アルマジロ (himearumajiro)
• 姫蛇苺(ヒメヘビイチゴ) (himehebīchigo)
• 姫鵜(ヒメウ) (himeu)
• 姫烏頭(ヒメウズ) (himeuzu)
• 姫海亀(ヒメウミガメ) (himeumigame)
• 姫瓜(ひめうり) (himeuri)
• 姫貝(ひめがい) (himegai)
• 姫(ひめ)鏡(きょう)台(だい) (hime-kyōdai)
• 姫葛(ひめくず) (himekuzu)
• 姫(ひめ)小(こ)松(まつ) (hime-komatsu)
• 姫橘(ひめたちばな) (himetachibana)
• 姫黄楊(ヒメツゲ) (himetsuge)
• 姫萩(ヒメハギ) (himehagi)
• 姫芭蕉(ヒメバショウ) (himebashō)
• 姫羽白(ヒメハジロ) (himehajiro)
• 姫蜂(ヒメバチ) (himebachi)
• 姫春蝉(ヒメハルゼミ) (himeharuzemi)
• 姫向日葵(ヒメヒマワリ) (himehimawari)
• 姫風露(ヒメフウロ) (himefūro)
• 姫松(ひめまつ) (himematsu)
• 姫(ヒメ)百(ユ)合(リ) (himeyuri)
• 姫蕨(ヒメワラビ) (himewarabi)

Proper noun

姫(ひめ) • (Hime) 

1. a place name
2. a surname
3. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
姫
き Grade: S
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 姬 (MC ki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʲi]

Suffix

姫(き) • (-ki) 

1. lady

Derived terms

• 寵(ちょう)姫(き) (chōki)
• 美(び)姫(き) (biki)
• 舞(ぶ)姫(き) (buki)
• 妖(よう)姫(き) (yōki)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
姫
しん Grade: S
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 姫 (“cautious; prudent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕĩɴ]

References

• “姫”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕin]
• Phonetic hangul: [진]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	jin
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	jin
McCune–Reischauer?	chin
Yale Romanization?	cin

Hanja

姫 (eum 진 (jin))

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Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [çi]
• Phonetic hangul: [히]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	hui
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	hui
McCune–Reischauer?	hŭi
Yale Romanization?	huy

Hanja

姫 (eum 희 (hui))

1. hanja form^? of 희 (“alternative form of 姬”)

Vietnamese

Han character

姫: Hán Việt readings: cơ
姫: Nôm readings: cơ

1. chữ Hán form of cơ (“alternative form of 姬”)