織姫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
お(り)
Grade: 5
ひめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 織り (ori, weaving, stem of 織る (oru, to weave)) + (hime, princess; lady), from Chinese 織女织女 (zhīnǚ, literally “Weaver Girl”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ひめ [òríꜜhìmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
  • (Tokyo) りひめ [òríhímé] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞ɾʲiçime̞]

Proper noun

(おり)(ひめ) • (Orihime) 

  1. (Japanese mythology, folklore) Orihime; "Weaver Princess" (Japanese version of the Chinese Weaver Girl)

See also

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