ひな

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of ひな – see the following entries.

【雛】J

[noun] a type of small doll, typically standing upright in the Heian period, changing style to a seated posture in the Muromachi period

[noun] short for 雛祭り (Hina matsuri)

[noun] a chick, a young bird: see the reading hiyoko below

[prefix] diminutive prefix, carrying favorable connotations such as a sense of cuteness

[proper noun] a female given name

(This term, ひな, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as ひな, see Category:Japanese kanji read as ひな.)

(The following entry is uncreated: 鄙.)

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