姫
姫 — Princess
princess
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomiひめ (hime)
Kun’yomiひめ- (hime)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 姫
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姫 | ひめ hime | young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl |
| 歌姫 | うたひめ utahime | songstress; diva |
| 姫君 | ひめぎみ himegimi | daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter) |
| 舞姫 | まいひめ maihime | female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse |
Study notes
姫 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1566 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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