姫【ひめ】
Frequency rank: 937.
- young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
- girlsee also 彦
- small; cute; lesser (in names of species)
- prostitutearchaismKyoto-ben dialect
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun, used as a suffix; noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
prefix
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)
- girl
- small; cute; lesser (in names of species)
- prostitute
This meaning refers to a female member of nobility or royalty, often depicted in stories and fairy tales as a figure of grace and beauty.
Here, the word is used more generally to refer to a young female, often highlighting youthful qualities.
In this context, it is often used to describe something that is diminutive or adorable, sometimes employed in the naming of smaller species or breeds.
This meaning refers to a woman who engages in sexual activities in exchange for money, often using a more subtle or euphemistic term.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ひめ姫をよぶ呼ぶto call the princessひめ姫のようにふるまう振る舞うto act like a princessおひめさまお姫様きぶん気分princess feelingひめじ姫路じょう城Himeji Castleひめじ姫路はん藩Himeji Domainひめ姫ととの殿the princess and the lordひめき姫木princess treeひめくん姫君young lady of noble birthひめ姫あんけん案件princess case (a case of significance)かわいい可愛いひめ姫cute girlひめ姫のようなそんざい存在a presence like a princessひめ姫のやくわり役割the role of a princessちいさな小さなひめ姫little princessこいびと恋人ひめ姫girlfriend who is like a princessひめ姫まち待ちwaiting for a princess (can have a connotation in certain contexts)
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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Shurrup! Don't make such a fuss over a little headache. I'm flat out of magical power - this is all your fault!
Your second child is a boy? Lucky you! Things are going according to the saying - Have a girl first and a boy next.
What a princess I'd feel like if I were able to go to Akasaka, have a wonderful meal and stay at a hotel.
Once upon a time, there lived a beautiful princess.
At last, Mario managed to win the princess's love.
My daughter, who was pretending to be a princess, wore my skirt as a dress, dragging it on the ground as she walked towards me.
Tom picked Mary up the same way a man carries his new bride across the threshold and gave her a kiss on the cheek.
The princess kissed the frog and he turned into a handsome prince.