Hime
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Hime (Japanese: kanji 姫, hiragana ひめ) is the Japanese word for princess or a lady or higher birth or class. It is initially referred to any beautiful female. The antonym 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).
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[edit] Proverb
- Ichi hime ni taro (一姫二太郎) "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.
[edit] Usage
[edit] Historical
- Himiko : Some believe that Himiko is a transliteration from Japanese to Chinese of Himemiko or female shaman.
- Sen Hime (Princess Sen, eldest daughter Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada)
- Soga no Kitashihime (daughter of Emperor Kimmei)
- Toku Hime (1565–1615) (second daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu)
- Tokuhime (daughter of Oda Nobunaga)
[edit] Literature
- Kaguya Hime (The Moon-Princess, folk tale)
[edit] Manga, Anime
- Anmitsu Hime (The Sugar Princess, anime and manga series)
- Mai-HiME (anime series)
- 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", in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny
- Himesama Goyoujin (Please protect the Princess)
- Inoue Orihime (Bleach)
