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What does the kanji 姫 mean?

姫 means princess, young lady. On'yomi キ. Kun'yomi ひめ、ひめ-.

Quick facts
On'yomiキ
Kun'yomiひめ、ひめ-
Strokes10
Main radical女
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi キKun'yomi ひめ、ひめ-
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

princess, young lady

Memory hook

A woman (女) with the whole court (臣) attending her — PRINCESS.

Main radical

女woman 3 strokes

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Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.