乙姫

Japanese
Kanji in this term
乙 姫
おと
Grade: S		 ひめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms
  • 弟姫

Etymology

乙 (oto, “young girl; youngest girl”) +‎ 姫 (hime, “daughter or young lady of noble or gentle birth; princess”)

Pronunciation

Proper noun

乙姫 (hiragana おとひめ, rōmaji Otohime)

  1. A beautiful young princess, who is believed to live in the paradise castle of deep sea, tha name 竜宮城 (ryūgūjō) of the story of 浦島太郎 (Urashima Taro)
  • 浦島太郎 (うらしまたろう) (Urashima Tarō): Urashima Taro

Noun

乙姫 (hiragana おとひめ, rōmaji otohime)

  1. (obsolete) younger princess

Antonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
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