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姫

princess
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingキ
Kun readingひめ、ひめ-
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. princessRtK
    誰がお姫様の役を演じるの。Who will play the role of the princess?tatoeba
    第二子は男の子だって。これでめでたく一姫二太郎ってわけだね。Your second child is a boy? Lucky you! Things are going according to the saying - Have a girl first and a boy next.tatoeba
  1. young lady of noble birth
  2. princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
  3. girl
  4. small
  5. cute

Synonyms

彦

Radicals and components

Radical女woman
Components
How it's built
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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woman (女) · retainer · slave

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 912

Compound words

お姫様おひめさま
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
歌姫うたひめ
songstress; diva
姫君ひめぎみ
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
舞姫まいひめ
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
茨姫いばらひめ
Sleeping Beauty
乙姫おとひめ
younger princess
寵姫ちょうき
one's favorite mistress
美姫びき
beautiful maiden
姫椿ひめつばき
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
姫鱒ひめます
kokanee salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
姫様ひめさま
princess
姫墻ひめがき
low fence
姫楮ひめこうぞ
Broussonetia kazinoki (species of mulberry)
姫黐ひめもち
Ilex leucoclada (species of holly)
姫さまひめさま
princess
姫昔艾ひめむかしよもぎ
horseweed (Conyza canadensis)
姫著莪ひめしゃが
fringed iris (Iris gracilipes)
姫秧鶏ひめくいな
Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
姫茴香ひめういきょう
caraway (Carum carvi)
姫螽蟖ひめぎす
Eobiana engelhardti (species of bush cricket)
立田姫たつたひめ
Tatsutahime
竜田姫たつたひめ
Tatsutahime
姫飯匙倩ひめはぶ
Okinawa pit viper (Ovophis okinavensis)
北川姫鱒きたかわひめます
Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)

Additional Examples

昔々ある所に美しいお姫様が住んでいました。
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess.tatoeba

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 姫

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