漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
姫: princess
JLPT N110 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
女 carries the meaning · 臣 gives the sound
10 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
ひめhime · kun'yomi · on its own
- 姫ひめyoung lady of noble birth
- 舞姫まいひめfemale dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
- 歌姫うたひめsongstress; diva
- 姫君ひめぎみ
Also read キ, ひめ-, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Grace and strength! This is the radical of the feminine, representing mothers, daughters, and the many roles women have played throughout history.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
The 臣 sound family doesn't share one reading.
In ChineseNo clear Chinese counterpart · jī
Unihan gives no clear Chinese counterpart for this character.
Pinyin jī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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