織姫

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
お(り)
Grade: 5
ひめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 織姫 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From 織り (ori, weaving, stem of 織る (oru, to weave)) +‎ (hime, princess; lady), a calque of Chinese 織女织女 (zhīnǚ, literally Weaver Girl).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(おり)(ひめ) (Orihime

  1. (Japanese mythology, folklore) Orihime; "Weaver Princess" (Japanese version of the Chinese Weaver Girl)

See also

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