Hime 2823783 212226239 2008-05-13T23:02:16Z 72.133.220.213 /* Popular culture */ {{nihongo|'''''Hime'''''|姫}} is the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word for [[princess]] or a lady of [[nobility|higher birth]]. Note that although "princess" is usually given as the translation, daughters of a monarch are actually referred to by other terms, e.g. oujyo (王女), literally king's daughter. The word hime initially referred to any beautiful female. The [[antonym]] of ''hime'' is ''shikome'' (醜女), literally ''ugly female'', though it is [[Archaism|archaic]] and rarely used. ''Hime'' may also indicate ''feminine'' or simply ''small'' when used together with other words, such as ''Hime-gaki'' (a low line of [[Hedge (gardening)|hedge]]). ==Proverb== *Ichi hime ni [[Taro (disambiguation)|taro]] (eechee heemeh nee tahroh) "''First baby, a girl. Second baby, a boy''": It originally meant that having a girl first, and a boy second was easier on mother as she gained experience before nurturing a boy. However, with each household having less children, this is commonly confused as having "one girl and two boys", or three children. This is because "ichi" means "one" in Japanese and "ni" means "two" in Japanese, therefore could be read as, "One girl, two boys." ==Usage== ===Historical=== * [[Himiko]] Some believe that Himiko is a [[transliteration]] from Japanese to Chinese of ''Himemiko'' or female shaman. * [[Sen Hime]] (Princess Sen, eldest daughter [[Shogun]] [[Tokugawa Hidetada]]) * [[Soga no Kitashihime]] (daughter of [[Emperor Kimmei]]) * [[Toku Hime (1565–1615)]] (second daughter of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]]) * [[Tokuhime]] (daughter of [[Oda Nobunaga]]) * [[Komatsuhime]] (daughter of [[Honda Tadakatsu]]) * [[Nohime]] (wife of [[Oda Nobunaga]]) ===Literature=== * [[Kaguya Hime]] (The Moon-Princess, [[folk tale]]) ===Popular culture=== * [[Anmitsu Hime]] (The Sugar Princess, [[anime]] and [[manga]] series) * [[My-HiME|Mai-Hime]] (anime series; here, "HiME" is actually an acronym, standing for "Highly-advanced Materializing Equipment") * [[Mononoke Hime]] (Princess Mononoke, [[film]]) * [[Tsunade (Naruto)]] is often referred to as 'Tsunade-hime' by former team-mate Jiraiya amongst others in the original Japanese. * [[Cagalli Yula Athha|Cagalli]] and [[Lacus Clyne|Lacus]], referred sometimes as "Hime-Sama", in [[Gundam Seed]] and [[Gundam Seed Destiny]] * [[Hime-sama Goyoujin]] (Please protect the Princess) * [[Yanagi Sakoshita]] is always called hime by [[Recca Hanabishi]] relating to a princess-ninja relation between the two.( [[Flame of Recca]] [[anime]] and [[manga]] series ) * [[Sakura Kinomoto|Sakura]] in [[Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle]] is referred to as Sakura-hime by [[Syaoran Li|Syaoran]] because she is the princess of the kingdom of Clow. * [[Hime (rapper)]], Japanese female hip hop artist born in 1979 * Hime, a monster in a game called [[MapleStory]]. * Hime, the lead character in the anime and manga series [[Princess Resurrection]]. ===Castle=== * [[Himeji Castle]] ==See also== * [[Emperor of Japan|Tenno]] [[Category:Japanese nobility|*]] [[Category:Japanese words and phrases]] [[eo:Hime]] [[ja:姫]]