10 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 8th grade
JLPT exam level N1

princess

Kun'yomi
  • young lady of noble birth ②girl ③small ④prostitute
  • ひめ-
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

ひめひめ- 99.7%
0.3%

Character Breakdown

princess
ひめ キ (8th, N1)
woman, female
ジョ おんな め (1st, N5)
retainer, subject
シン とみ おみ (4th, N2)

Common Words

young lady of noble birth ②girl ③small ④prostitute
woman textile worker ②Vega (star in the constellation Lyra)
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
younger princess ②Oto Hime
the three princesses
princess ②spoiled girl ③glue
Tamayori-hime (deity; mother of Emperor Jimmu)
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References

Unicode hex code 59EB
JIS X 0208 1-41-17
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1216
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1217
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 407
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 489
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 303
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 368
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 849
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 912
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1534
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1358
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1220
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 6229
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1738
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1757
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1882
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1191
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1320
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1868
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 445
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 857
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3e7.11
Four corner code 4141.7
De Roo Code 1775