姫始め
ひめはじめ
- eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii) n
- first intercourse of the New Year n
- loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead n sl
Kanji
姫
キ
ひめ • ひめ-
princess
始
シ
はじ.める • -はじ.める • はじ.まる
commence; begin
Synonyms
強飯
こわめし こわいい ごうはん
- glutinous rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions); mochi rice with red beans n
- event in which someone is forced to eat a large quantity of rice (e.g. the April 2 Shugendō ceremony at Nikko's Rinnōji temple) n
姫飯
ひめいい
- soft rice (cooked in a pot) n arch