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姫

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

Translingual

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Han character

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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)

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References

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  • 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

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Glyph origin

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

Etymology 1

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trad. 姫
simp. # 姫

Pronunciation

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Definitions

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姫

  1. (historical dictionaries only) cautious; prudent
    Synonym: 謹慎 / 谨慎 (jǐnshèn)

Etymology 2

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

References

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Japanese

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Kanji

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姫

(Jōyō kanji)

  1. princess
  2. concubine
  3. woman

Readings

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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

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Kanji in this term
姫
ひめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
媛
 姫 on Japanese Wikipedia
 Hime on Wikipedia

⟨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”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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

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姫(ひめ) • (hime-) 

  1. cute
  2. small
Derived terms
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Proper noun

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Japanese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ja

姫(ひめ) • (Hime) 

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

Etymology 2

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

From Middle Chinese 姬 (MC ki).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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姫(き) • (-ki) 

  1. lady
Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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

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

Pronunciation

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References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988), 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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

Hanja

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姫 (eum 진 (jin))

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

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

Hanja

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姫 (eum 희 (hui))

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

Vietnamese

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Han character

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姫: Hán Việt readings: cơ[1]
姫: Nôm readings: cơ[1]

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

References

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