舞姫

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
舞 姫
まい
Grade: S 		ひめ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

舞 (mai, “dance”) +‎ 姫 (hime, “woman”).

Historically also まいびめ (maibime).

Pronunciation

Noun

舞(まい)姫(ひめ) • (maihime) ←まひひめ (mafifime)?

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
舞 姫
ぶ
Grade: S 		き
Grade: S
on'yomi

Sinicization of 舞姫(まいひめ) (maihime).

Pronunciation

Noun

舞(ぶ)姫(き) • (buki) 

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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