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乙姫

乙姫

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おと
Grade: S
ひめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Proper noun

乙姫 (hiragana おとひめ, romaji Otohime)

  1. A beautiful young princess, who is believed to live in the paradise castle of deep sea, tha name 竜宮城 (ryūgūjō) of the story of 浦島太郎 (Urashima Taro)

Related terms

  • 浦島太郎 (うらしまたろう) (Urashima Tarō): Urashima Taro

Noun

乙姫 (hiragana おとひめ, romaji otohime)

  1. (obsolete) younger princess

Antonyms

Alternative forms

  • 弟姫

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3