Keyword
princess
Info
FrequencyTop 600-700
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 3
Heisig912
Readings
ひめ
(87%)
ひい
(10%)
(1%)
Composed of
woman
government minister
Used in vocabulary (126 in total)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
princess; daughter of a nobleman
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
songstress; diva
princess; daughter of a nobleman
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
beautiful maiden; beauty
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
female dancer; dancing girl; danseuse
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
female vampire; vampiress
morning star lily (Lilium concolor); star lily
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
sole girl in a group of geeks
the three princesses; three kabuki roles regarded as some of the hardest to perform
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
mountain goddess
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
ghostly, beautiful woman; ghost of a beautiful woman
It's good to have a girl first and then a boy
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
hime cut; hairstyle consisting of straight shoulder-length or cheek-length sidelocks and bangs cut above the eyebrows
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
small pine; short pine tree
female fan of yuri comics, etc.
tall stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha); hime-syara stewartia
imperial princess
sex worker (at a soapland)
Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora); small pine (esp. one pulled from the ground during "ne-no-hi-no-asobi")
toilet device that plays a melody or flushing sound
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii); sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua); (arch.) Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum)
female guardian deity of the market
eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead
woman factory worker in weaving industry
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
kokanee (landlocked variety of sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka)
Saohime; goddess of Spring
Tatsutahime; goddess of autumn; goddess of fall
cucumberleaf sunflower (Helianthus cucumerifolius)
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
daisy (Erigeron annuus); daisy fleabane
daisy (Erigeron annuus); daisy fleabane
carpet beetle (Anthrenus verbasci)
ichneumon wasp (Ichneumonidae spp.); ichneumon fly
Hotaria parvula (species of firefly)
soft rice (cooked in a pot)
rice starch; rice paste
dwarf milkwort (Polygala japonica)
Euterpnosia chibensis (species of cicada)
small Japanese field mouse (Apodemus argenteus)
Aucuba japonica var. borealis (variety of Japanese laurel)
fringed iris (Iris gracilipes)
Pieris japonica; Hime Lily of the valley bush; andromeda
highly decorated cell phone
Himeya ware; Himeya porcelain
soft tick; argasid
soft tick; argasid
elder princess; older princess
male fan of yuri comics, etc.
soybean beetle (Anomala rufocuprea)
European storm petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)
house swift (Apus nipalensis)
common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
olivaceous piculet (species of bird, Picumnus olivaceus)
Meloe coarctatus (species of oil beetle)
Broussonetia kazinoki (species of mulberry)
Monomorium intrudens (species of ant)
common house spider (Achaearanea tepidariorum)
dovekie (Alle alle); dovekey; little auk
banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus); coral banded shrimp; banded boxer shrimp
banded coral shrimp (Stenopus hispidus); coral banded shrimp; banded boxer shrimp
mining bee (of family Andrenidae)
Vespa ducalis (species of hornet)
arthritic neptune (species of whelk, Neptunea arthritica)
slipper lobster of genus Scyllarus (esp. species Scyllarus cultrifer)
sharp-nosed sand goby (Favonigobius gymnauchen)
grey stingfish (Minous monodactylus)
lavender jobfish (Pristipomoides sieboldii); flower jobfish
Mentha japonica (species of mint)
Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
Parnassius stubbendorfii (species of swallowtail)
European shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis); common shag; shag
pelagic cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
slender shrew (Sorex gracillimus)
True's shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris)
northern marsupial mole (Notoryctes caurinus)
coast mole (Scapanus orarius); Pacific mole
Okinawa pit viper (Ovophis okinavensis); Ryukyu Island pit viper
Okinawa pit viper (Ovophis okinavensis); Ryukyu Island pit viper
silky anteater (Cyclopes didactylus); pygmy anteater
Calliope hummingbird (Selasphorus calliope)
lesser kestrel (Falco naumanni)
Chacoan mara (Dolichotis salinicola)
slender deutzia (Deutzia gracilis)
small pratincole (Glareola lactea); little pratincole; small Indian pratincole
turkey vulture (Cathartes aura); turkey buzzard
Parasteatoda japonica (species of tangle-web spider)
silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus)
Eobiana engelhardti (species of bush cricket)
Ilex leucoclada (species of holly)
Trapa incisa (species of plant closely related to the water caltrop)
Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
Baillon's crake (Porzana pusilla)
horseweed (Conyza canadensis); Canadian horseweed; Canadian fleabane; coltstail; marestail; butterweed
horseweed (Conyza canadensis); Canadian horseweed; Canadian fleabane; coltstail; marestail; butterweed
Liriope minor (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)
caraway (Carum carvi); dill (Anethum graveolens)
black carpet beetle (Attagenus unicolor japonicus)
Examples (13 in total)
The princess lay with her eyes closed.
Who will play the role of the princess?
Many young girls dream of becoming princesses.