織姫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
織 姫
お(り)
Grade: 5 		ひめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

織(おり)姫(ひめ) • (Orihime) 

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

See also

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