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. ^‡ 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

(common “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

⟨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

• (Tokyo) ひ​め [híꜜmè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [çime̞]

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. (regional slang) in the Kyōto and Osaka areas, a prostitute
4. Short for 姫糊 (himenori): a kind of starch glue made from boiled-down rice

Alternative forms

• 媛(ひめ) (hime)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 姫(ひめ)君(ぎみ) (himegimi)
• 姫(ひめ)様(さま) (hime-sama): honorable princess (term of address or reference)
• 歌(うた)姫(ひめ) (utahime): a chanteuse, a female singer
• 弟(おと)姫(ひめ), 乙(おと)姫(ひめ) (otohime)
• お姫(ひめ)様(さま)抱(だ)っこ (o-hime-sama dakko): (slang) bridal carry: the manner of carrying a bride over a threshold
• 織(おり)姫(ひめ) (Orihime), 織(お)り姫(ひめ) (orihime)
• 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
• 舞(まい)姫(ひめ) (maihime)

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(ひめ)鏡(きょう)台(だい) (hime-kyōdai)
• 姫(ひめ)小(こ)松(まつ) (hime-komatsu)
• 姫(ヒメ)百(ユ)合(リ) (himeyuri)

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

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]

Korean

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”).