姫遊び

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See also: 姬遊び

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひめ
Grade: S
あそ > なそ
Grade: 3
kun'yomi irregular

Etymology

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⟨pi1me1 no2 aso1bi1⟨pi1me1naso1bi1 → */pʲimʲenasʷobʲi//ɸimenasobi//himenasobi/

From Old Japanese 姬遊び (pi1me1naso1bi1), itself a contraction of (hime, girl, literally [sun appellation] + girl, womanprincess) +‎ (no, possessive particle) +‎ 遊び (asobi, play, playing) by reduction of vowel clusters.

Noun

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(ひめ)(なそ) (himenasobi

  1. (archaic) flirting with girls