- Hime
is the Japanese word for
princess or a lady of higher birth. Note that although "princess" is usually given as the translation, daughters of a monarch are actually referred to by other terms, e.g. oujyo (王女), literally king's daughter. The word hime initially referred to any beautiful female. Theantonym of "hime" is "shikome" (醜女), literally "ugly female", though it is archaic and rarely used. "Hime" may also indicate "feminine" or simply "small" when used together with other words, such as "Hime-gaki" (a low line of hedge).Proverb
*Ichi hime ni taro (eechee heemeh nee tahroh) "First baby, a girl. Second baby, a boy": It originally meant that having a girl first, and a boy second was easier on mother as she gained experience before nurturing a boy. However, with each household having less children, this is commonly confused as having "one girl and two boys", or three children. This is because "ichi" means "one" in Japanese and "ni" means "two" in Japanese, therefore could be read as, "One girl, two boys."
Usage
Historical
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Himiko Some believe that Himiko is atransliteration from Japanese to Chinese of "Himemiko" or female shaman.
*Sen Hime (Princess Sen, eldest daughterShogun Tokugawa Hidetada )
*Soga no Kitashihime (daughter ofEmperor Kimmei )
*Toku Hime (1565–1615) (second daughter ofTokugawa Ieyasu )
*Tokuhime (daughter ofOda Nobunaga )
*Komatsuhime (daughter ofHonda Tadakatsu )
*Nohime (wife ofOda Nobunaga )Literature
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Kaguya Hime (The Moon-Princess,folk tale )Popular culture
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Anmitsu Hime (The Sugar Princess,anime andmanga series)
* Mai-Hime (anime series; here, "HiME" is actually an acronym, standing for "Highly-advanced Materializing Equipment")
*Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke,film )
*Tsunade (Naruto) is often referred to as 'Tsunade-hime' by former team-mate Jiraiya amongst others in the original Japanese.
* Cagalli and Lacus, referred sometimes as "Hime-Sama", inGundam Seed andGundam Seed Destiny
*Hime-sama Goyoujin (Please protect the Princess)
*Yanagi Sakoshita is always called hime byRecca Hanabishi relating to a princess-ninja relation between the two.(Flame of Recca anime andmanga series )
* Sakura in is referred to as Sakura-hime by Syaoran because she is the princess of the kingdom of Clow.
*Hime (rapper) , Japanese female hip hop artist born in 1979
* Hime, a monster in a game calledMapleStory .
* Hime, the lead character in the anime and manga seriesPrincess Resurrection .Castle
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Himeji Castle ee also
* Tenno
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