姫

Meaning

姫 centers on a noblewoman of high rank: a princess. The meaning is straightforward and does not branch into unrelated senses.

• 姫ひめ

  young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)

• お姫様おひめさま

  princess

• 白雪姫しらゆきひめ

  Snow White

• 歌姫うたひめ

  songstress; diva

• 姫君ひめぎみ

  daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

• 織姫おりひめ

  woman textile worker

• 美姫びき

  beautiful maiden; beauty

• 舞姫まいひめ

  female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse

• 乙姫おとひめ

  younger princess

• 姫宮ひめみや

  princess

• いばら姫いばらひめ

  Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose

• お姫様抱っこおひめさまだっこ

  carrying (someone) in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry

• もののけ姫もののけひめ

  Princess Mononoke (1997 animated film)

• オタサーの姫オタサーのひめ

  sole girl in a group of geeks

• オリーブ姫啄木鳥オリーブひめきつつき

  olivaceous piculet (species of bird, Picumnus olivaceus)

• ピーチ姫ピーチひめ

  Princess Peach (Nintendo character)

• ヨーロッパ姫鵜ヨーロッパひめう

  European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis); common shag; shag

• 一姫二太郎いちひめにたろう

  it's good to have a girl first and then a boy

• 三姫さんひめ

  the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform

• 乙姫海老おとひめえび

  banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus); coral banded shrimp; banded boxer shrimp

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