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    3. 姫

    姫

    姫ひめ

    young lady of noble birth

    KMT6News #7+1Culture & TraditionsKanji Vocab10 strokes

    媛

    ひめ

    Noun

    1.
    young lady of noble birth, princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.)

    Noun, Suffix

    2.
    girl

    Prefix

    3.
    small, cute, lesser (in names of species)

    Noun

    4.
    prostitute
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 10

    Speed1.0x

    おとぎ話ばなしには美うつくしい姫ひめが登とう場じょうする。

    Beautiful princesses appear in fairy tales.

    KMT5Culture & TraditionsLiterature
    そのお城しろには昔むかし、お姫ひめ様さまが住すんでいたそうだ。

    It is said that a princess used to live in that castle long ago.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsHistory
    日に本ほんの伝でん統とう芸げい能のうには、姫ひめの役やくを演えんじる俳はい優ゆうもいる。

    In traditional Japanese performing arts, there are actors who play the role of a princess.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsMusic & Entertainment
    この地ち域いきには、姫ひめにまつわる伝でん説せつが多おおく残のこっている。

    Many legends related to princesses remain in this region.

    KMT6Culture & TraditionsHistory
    彼かれは自じ分ぶんの娘むすめをまるで姫ひめのように大たい切せつに育そだてている。

    He raises his daughter as if she were a princess.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsFamily & Relationships

    Kanji that make up this word

    姫
    ひめ・ひめ-…(1)
    princess
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