Word Meaning 姫始め

ひめはじめ himehajime

姫始め is read as ひめはじめ (himehajime) and means eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii).

Meaning

English

  1. eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii)
  2. first intercourse of the New Year
  3. loss of virginity
  4. loss of maidenhead

Reading

Kana

ひめはじめ

Romaji

himehajime

Writing Variants

  • 姫初め ひめはじめ himehajime

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 115176 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

姫君

ひめぎみ

daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

ひめ

girl

姫路学院女子短期大学

ひめじがくいんじょしたんきだいがく

Himejigakuin Women's Junior College

姫日不見

ひめひみず

True's shrew mole (Dymecodon pilirostris)

姫路工業大学

ひめじこうぎょうだいがく

Himeji Institute of Technology

姫路市立美術館

ひめじしりつびじゅつかん

Himeji City Museum of Art

姫路大学

ひめじだいがく

Himeji University

姫百合

ひめゆり

morning star lily (Lilium concolor)

姫女子

ひめじょし

female fan of yuri comics, etc.

姫男子

ひめだんし

male fan of yuri comics, etc.

姫西部土竜

ひめせいぶもぐら

coast mole (Scapanus orarius)

姫小松

ひめこまつ

Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)