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)

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

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

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:

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”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

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
Derived terms
Derived terms
See also

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

Etymology 3
Kanji in this term
姫
しん
Grade: S
on’yomi

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ɕĩɴ]

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

Korean

Hanja

姫 (eum 희 (hui))

  1. Hanja form? of 희 (“Alternative form of 姬”).

Vietnamese

Han character

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

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

References
  1. Nguyễn et al. (2009).
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