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Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
まい
Grade: S
ひめ
Grade: S
kun’yomi

(mai, dance) +‎ (hime, woman).

Historically also まいびめ (maibime).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(まい)(ひめ) (maihimeまひひめ (mafifime)?

  1. female dancer; danseuse
    Synonyms: 舞姫 (buki), 舞子 (maiko), 舞妓 (bugi)

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term

Grade: S

Grade: S
on’yomi

Sinicization of 舞姫(まいひめ) (maihime).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

()() (buki

  1. Synonym of 舞姫 (maihime, female dancer; danseuse)

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN