beautiful woman, princess
On'yomi (音読み)
- エン
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- ひめ
About this kanji
The kanji 「媛」 primarily means a beautiful woman or princess. It is commonly used as a noun, especially in names or titles. For example, in the compound 才媛 (さいえん), it refers to a talented woman or literary figure. The word 愛媛 (えひめ) is the name of a prefecture in Japan, known for its beautiful scenery and culture. It appears in names like 愛媛県 (えひめけん), meaning Ehime Prefecture, and 愛媛大学 (えひめだいがく), referring to Ehime University. An interesting note is that while this kanji can imply beauty or nobility, it is not used frequently in everyday conversation.
Example sentences
彼女は媛の名を持つ。
She has the name of a princess.
Meanings across languages
- English
- beautiful woman, princess
- Tiếng Việt
- người phụ nữ đẹp, công chúa
- 日本語
- 姫, 美しい女性
- 한국어
- 여왕, 공주
- 中文
- 美女, 公主
- id
- wanita cantik
- th
- ผู้หญิงสวย
- es
- mujer hermosa
- fr
- femme belle
- de
- schöne Frau
- pt
- mulher bonita
Common compounds
- 才媛さいえんliterary woman, talented woman
- 愛媛えひめEhime (prefecture)
- 愛媛県えひめけんEhime Prefecture (Shikoku)
- 愛媛大えひめだいEhime University (abbr)
- 愛媛大学えひめだいがくEhime University
- 愛媛県警えひめけんけいEhime Prefectural Police (abbr)
- 愛媛女子短大えひめじょしたんだいEhime Women's Junior College
- 愛媛県立医療技術大学えひめけんりついりょうぎじゅつだいがくEhime Prefectural University of Health Science
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