妃
queen, princess
Readings
On'yomi
- ヒ
Kun'yomi
- きさき
Nanori
- き
- ぴ
- み
Meaning
妃 centers on a high-ranking royal woman: a queen or princess, typically the consort of a ruler.
Most common words using 妃
- 妃ひ
princess; consort
- 王妃おうひ
queen (consort); empress (consort)
- 妃殿下ひでんか
princess; Her Royal Highness
- 皇太子妃こうたいしひ
crown princess
- 公妃こうひ
noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess
- 妃嬪ひひん
emperor's wife and concubines
- 寵妃ちょうひ
favourite concubine
- 正妃せいひ
legal wife of an emperor or king; first wife; queen consort; empress
- 王太妃おうたいひ
crown princess
- 王太子妃おうたいしひ
crown princess
- 白衣明妃びゃくえみょうひ
Pandara
- 皇妃こうひ
empress; queen
- 親王妃しんのうひ
Imperial princess
Study
Etymology
妃 combines 女 (woman) with 己, which likely contributes the sound and may relate to the idea of a consort or partner.
Meaning mnemonic
A woman 女 beside 己, which looks like a coiled figure, suggests a woman of high status: a queen or princess.
Reading mnemonic
For ヒ, imagine a queen waving and saying 'Hi!' to her subjects: Hi -> ヒ, and the queen greets everyone.