# 姫 — princess

姫 means “princess”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: キ (ki). Kun'yomi: ひめ (hime). You'll see it in words such as 姫 (hime, “young lady of noble birth; princess”).

- Meaning: princess
- On'yomi: キ (ki)
- Kun'yomi: ひめ (hime)
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 1

## How to remember 姫

Parts: 女 woman · 臣 retainer

## Words with 姫

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 姫 | ひめ (hime) | young lady of noble birth; princess |

## More in the “People & roles 1” set

[士](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gentleman/) · [郎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-man/) · [我](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ego/) · [己](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/oneself/) · [輩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fellow/) · [陛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/your-majesty/) · [姫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/princess/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/princess/. Last updated 2026-11-01.