Hime

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. 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).

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

* 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)
* Komatsuhime (daughter of Honda Tadakatsu)
* Nohime (wife of Oda Nobunaga)

Literature

* Kaguya Hime (The Moon-Princess, folk tale)

Popular culture

* Anmitsu Hime (The Sugar Princess, anime and manga 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", in Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny
* Hime-sama Goyoujin (Please protect the Princess)
* Yanagi Sakoshita is always called hime by Recca Hanabishi relating to a princess-ninja relation between the two.( Flame of Recca anime and manga 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 called MapleStory.
* Hime, the lead character in the anime and manga series Princess Resurrection.

Castle

* Himeji Castle

ee also

* Tenno


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