Kanji
姫
N1
10 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1566
princess
On'yomi (音読み)
キ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
ひめ、 ひめ-
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
妖姫
ようき
ghostly, beautiful woman
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
姫
ひめ
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
舞姫
まいひめ
female dancer; dancing girl
歌姫
うたひめ
songstress; diva
姫君
ひめぎみ
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
姫松
ひめまつ
small pine; short pine tree
姫波布
ひめはぶ
Okinawa pit viper (Ovophis okinavensis); Ryukyu Island pit viper
姫男子
ひめだんし
male fan of yuri comics, etc.
姫女子
ひめじょし
female fan of yuri comics, etc.
姫カット
ひめカット
hime cut; hairstyle consisting of straight shoulder-length or cheek-length sidelocks and bangs cut above the eyebrows
姫鰹節虫
ひめかつおぶしむし
black carpet beetle (Attagenus unicolor japonicus)
Example sentences
うるさいなっ!少(すこ)しの頭痛(ずつう)くらい我慢(がまん)しろ。余(よ)は魔力(まりょく)がすっからかんだ。それもこれも姫(ひめ)のせいだぞ。
Shurrup! Don't make such a fuss over a little headache. I'm flat out of magical power - this is all your fault!
姫(ひめ)は目(め)を閉(と)じて、横(よこ)たわっておられた。
The princess lay with her eyes closed.