織姫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
織	姫
お(り) Grade: 5	ひめ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 織り (ori, “weaving”, stem of 織る (oru, “to weave”)) +‎ 姫 (hime, “princess; lady”) +‎ 姫, from Chinese 織女 (literally “Weaver Girl”).

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi
- (Tokyo) おりひめ [òríꜜhìmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
- (Tokyo) おりひめ [òríhímé] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [o̞ɾʲiçime̞]

Proper noun

織姫 (hiragana おりひめ, rōmaji Orihime)

(Japanese mythology, folklore) Orihime; "Weaver Princess" (Japanese version of the Chinese Weaver Girl)

See also

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