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”), from Chinese 織女／织女 (zhīnǚ, literally “Weaver Girl”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) おり​ひめ [òríꜜhìmè] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) おりひめ [òríhímé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [o̞ɾʲiçime̞]

Proper noun

織(おり)姫(ひめ) • (Orihime) 

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

See also

• 織(おり)女(ひめ)星(ぼし) (Orihimeboshi)
• 彦(ひこ)星(ぼし) (Hikoboshi)
• 七夕(たなばた) (Tanabata)