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女雛 (めびな) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

女め雛びな

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な

Meanings

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noun

Empress doll

Refers to the female doll in a traditional Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) display, paired with the Emperor doll (男雛, おびな).

ひな壇だんの右みぎ側がわに女め雛びなが飾かざられている。
The Empress doll is displayed on the right side of the tiered stand.

Written forms

女め雛びなUsage93%
Standard kanji spelling for the Empress doll.
女めびなUsage7%
search-only kanji form
Search-only kanji form; not a standard spelling.

Kanji

女woman, female
雛

chick, squab, duckling

Similar words

男お雛びな
The Emperor doll, the male counterpart to 女雛 in the Hina Matsuri display.
雛ひな人にん形ぎょう
General term for Hina dolls; 女雛 is a specific type.

Etymology

Compound of 女 (め, 'woman, female') and 雛 (ひな, 'doll, chick'), referring specifically to the female doll in the Hina Matsuri set.