姫
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
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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhěn
- Wade–Giles: chên3
- Yale: jěn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeen
- Palladius: чжэнь (čžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
Etymology 2
| For pronunciation and definitions of 姫 – see 姬. (This character is a variant form of 姬). |
References
Japanese
Kanji
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:
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 姫 |
| ひめ Grade: S |
| kun’yomi |
⟨pi1 me1⟩ → */pʲimʷe/ → /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, “woman”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
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Noun
- the daughter of a high-ranking person
- a noblewoman
- a princess
- (euphemistic) a woman
- Antonym: 彦 (hiko)
- (regional slang) in the Kyōto and Osaka areas, a prostitute
- Short for 姫糊 (himenori): a kind of starch glue made from boiled-down rice
Alternative forms
Derived terms
- 姫君 (himegimi)
- 姫様 (hime-sama): honorable princess (term of address or reference)
- 歌姫 (utahime): a chanteuse, a female singer
- 弟姫, 乙姫 (otohime)
- お姫 (ohime): princess
- お姫様抱っこ (o-hime-sama dakko): (slang) bridal carry: the manner of carrying a bride over a threshold
- 織姫 (Orihime), 織り姫 (orihime)
- 木花之開耶姫 (Ko-no-hana-no-saku-ya-hime): (Shintō): in Japanese mythology, the blossom princess and symbol of delicate earthly life
- 佐保姫 (Sahohime), 佐保姫 (Saohime)
- 月の姫 (tsuki-no-hime): the princess of the moon: Kaguya-hime from The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
- 舞姫 (maihime)
Related terms
See also
Prefix
Derived terms
- 姫鏡台 (hime-kyōdai)
- 姫小松 (hime-komatsu)
- 姫百合 (himeyuri)
Proper noun
- a place name
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- a female given name
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 姫 |
| き Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 姬 (MC yi).
Pronunciation
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Suffix
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Derived terms
Etymology 3
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 姫 |
| しん Grade: S |
| on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 姫 (“cautious; prudent”).
Pronunciation
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References
Korean
Hanja
姫 (eum 희 (hui))
Vietnamese
Han character
姫: Hán Việt readings: cơ[1]
姫: Nôm readings: cơ[1]
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- Japanese kanji with nanori reading こひめ
- Japanese kanji with nanori reading ひめさき
- Japanese kanji with nanori reading れもん
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- Japanese kanji with kun reading かしこ-まる
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