織おり姫ひめ

noun

woman textile worker; weaver woman

Refers to a female weaver or textile worker, often with a traditional or poetic nuance. Also used as a name for the weaver princess in the Tanabata legend.

• 織おり姫ひめは機はたを織おる女じょ性せいの職しょく人にんを指さすこともある。

  Orihime can also refer to a female artisan who weaves on a loom.

• 七夕たなばたの織おり姫ひめは、年ねんに一いち度どだけ彦ひこ星ぼしと会あえると言いわれている。

  The Orihime of Tanabata is said to meet Hikoboshi only once a year.

noun

Vega; Alpha Lyrae

Astronomical name for the star Vega; also known as 織女星 (しょくじょせい). Commonly associated with the Tanabata legend.

See also: 織女星 · ベガ

• 織おり姫ひめはこと座ざのα星せいで、夏なつの夜よ空ぞらに明あかるく輝かがやく。

  Vega is the alpha star of the constellation Lyra, shining brightly in the summer night sky.