箱入り娘
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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箱 | 入 | 娘 |
はこ Grade: 3 | い Grade: 1 | むすめ Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
Alternative forms
- 箱入娘 (hakoirimusume)
- (shortened form) 箱入り (hakoiri)
Etymology
Consisting of 箱入り + 娘. Literally "the daughter that is kept in the box".
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) はこいりむすめ [hàkóírímúꜜsùmè] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
- IPA(key): [ha̠ko̞iɾʲimɯ̟ᵝsɨᵝme̞]
Noun
箱入り娘 • (hakoirimusume)
- girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; ingénue
- wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN