舞姫

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
舞	姫
まい Grade: S	ひめ Grade: S
kun’yomi

舞 (mai, “dance”) +‎ 姫 (hime, “woman”).

Historically also まいびめ (maibime).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) まいひめ [màíhímé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
(Tokyo) まいひめ [màíꜜhìmè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
IPA^(key): [ma̠içime̞]

Noun

舞(まい)姫(ひめ) • (maihime) ^{←まひひめ (mafifime)^?}

female dancer; danseuse
Synonyms: 舞姫 (buki), 舞子 (maiko), 舞妓 (bugi)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
舞	姫
ぶ Grade: S	き Grade: S
on’yomi

Sinicization of 舞姫(まいひめ) (maihime).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぶき [búꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝkʲi]

Noun

舞(ぶ)姫(き) • (buki)

Synonym of 舞姫 (maihime, “female dancer; danseuse”)

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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