媛 means “princess, beautiful woman”

ひめ · hime

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ひめ

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

エン

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 4 · 12 strokes

The story

A woman (女) beside 爰, hands passing something down: picture a princess handed gifts by her attendants. 媛 is a high-born beauty, and it lives in 愛媛, Ehime, the citrus prefecture on Shikoku: the ancient Kojiki calls this land Ehime, "lovely princess".

Used in 愛媛 (ehime, Ehime) and 才媛 (saien, talented woman)

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