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A hime cut wig.

Hime cut (姫カット, Hime katto^?) (literally "princess cut" in Japanese) is a hairstyle consisting of straight, usually cheek-length sidelocks and frontal fringe. The rest of the hair is usually worn long and straightened. As the name suggests, the style is thought to have originated, or at least become common, in the Imperial court during the Heian Period of Japanese history, when noble women would sometimes grow out their hair for their entire lives.

Care and maintenance[link]

The Hime cut is very high-maintenance for those without naturally straight hair, and requires frequent touch-ups on the sidelocks and frontal bangs to maintain their shape. Hair straightening is sometimes used to help with these problems as well as straightening irons and specially formulated shampoos for straight hair. Humidity is also cited as a problem with certain hair types, as the curling caused by excess humidity can change the shape of the hair. Occasionally hair extensions and weaves are used for the sidelocks to prevent this.

The hairstyle is frequently seen in Gothic Lolita subculture, especially the classification of Elegant Gothic Lolita (EGL). Within the EGL community the Hime is considered a more elegant alternative to other styles that may require frequent curling and crimping that can permanently damage the hair.

Variations[link]

Variants of the sidelocks have also been seen, such as longer sidelocks sometimes pulled in front of the ears (see Kikyo from Inuyasha for an example of this style) and lack of frontal fringe with only the sidelocks present. The sidelocks may also sometimes appear shorter (as is the case with Ai Enma from Hell Girl, whose bangs cover her eyebrows and sidelocks are cut level with her mouth). The hair is also sometimes worn short in a variant of a pageboy, or cropped short in the back such as the personification of Japan in Hetalia: Axis Powers. The style is sometimes paired with odango, as worn by Fushigi Yūgi character Miaka Yuki, or worn one-sided, such as the character of Miyu from Vampire Princess Miyu. In the late 1970s a variation of the style was worn by actress Louise Lasser as the title character on Mary Hartman Mary Hartman.

See also[link]

• Pageboy
• Pixie cut

External links[link]

• EGL Livejournal community entry on the Hime cut, including photos

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Sen-hime (千姫,) the eldest daughter of Tokugawa Hidetada

Hime (姫^?) is the Japanese word for princess or a lady of higher birth. Daughters of a monarch are actually referred to by other terms, e.g. Ōjo (王女^?), literally king's daughter, even though Hime can be used to address Ōjo.

The word Hime initially referred to any beautiful female. In some languages, the word also means a sound that a girl makes when in distress. The antonym of Hime is Shikome (醜女), literally ugly female, though it is archaic and rarely used. Hime may also indicate feminine or simply small when used together with other words, such as Hime-gaki (a low line of hedge).

Hime is commonly seen as part of a Japanese female divinity's name, such as Toyotama-hime. The Kanji applied to transliterate Hime are 比売 or 毘売 rather than 姫. The masculine counterpart of Hime is Hiko (彦, 比古 or 毘古,) which is seen as part of Japanese male gods' names, such as Saruta-hiko. Unlike Hime, Hiko is neutral, non-archaic and still commonly used as a modern Japanese male given name, for example Nobuhiko Takada.

Usually, a "Hime" will go through a ceremony, in which she is considered a "Daoshi" and then later becomes a Hime. The ceremony is similar to the Japanese tea ceremony, and is usually up to 3 hours.

Proverb[link]

• Ichi hime ni taro "First baby, a girl. Second baby, a boy": It originally meant that having a girl first, and a boy second was easier on the mother as she gained experience before nurturing a boy. However, with each household having fewer children, this is commonly confused as having "one girl and two boys", or three children. This is because "ichi" means "one" in Japanese and "ni" means "two" in Japanese, and therefore could be read as, "One girl, two boys."

Usage[link]

While many use the name Hime to address those of a higher or more noble birth, there are a few who use it as a girl's name. Thus some names either incorporate the word Hime or the giver simply will name said girl Hime.

Historical[link]

• Himiko Some believe that Himiko is a transliteration from Japanese to Chinese of Himemiko or female shaman.
• Soga no Kitashihime (consort of Emperor Kimmei)

Sengoku Period[link]

• Nōhime (wife of Oda Nobunaga)
• Ichi Hime (市姫)　(younger sister of Oda Nobunaga)
• Koma Hime (駒姫) (daughter of Mogami Yoshiaki)
• Gotoku Hime (五徳姫) (daughter of Oda Nobunaga)
• Iroha Hime (五郎八姫) (daughter of Date Masamune)
• Toku Hime （督姫） (second daughter of Tokugawa Ieyasu)
• Hosokawa Gracia (daughter of Akechi Mitsuhide)
• Senhime (Princess Sen, eldest daughter Shogun Tokugawa Hidetada)
• Komatsuhime (daughter of Honda Tadakatsu)
• Yodo-dono (daughter of Ichi Hime (市姫))
• Hatsu Hime (初姫)　(daughter of Ichi Hime (市姫))
• Oeyo (daughter of Ichi Hime (市姫), wife of Tokugawa Hidetada)
• Tachibana Ginchiyo　(daughter of Tachibana Dōsetsu)
• Mah Hime (摩阿姫) (daughter of Maeda Toshiie)
• Go hime (豪姫) (daughter of Maeda Toshiie)

Literature[link]

• Kaguya-hime; or The Moon Princess; The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter folk tale
• Tsubaki-hime (椿姫, a common Japanese translation of the French work The Lady of the Camellias)

In popular culture[link]

• Shikabane Hime is a Japanese manga series and a TV anime series
• Anmitsu Hime (The Sugar Princess, anime and manga series)
• Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke, film)
• Hime, the lead character in the anime and manga series Princess Resurrection.
• Sakura Hime Kaden, a manga by Arina Tanemura
• Fushigiboshi no Futagohime, a Japanese anime
• Hime Preciado of Pierce the Veil
• Tsunade Hime, a character from the manga Naruto

Castle[link]

• Himeji Castle

See also[link]

• Tenno

Look up cut in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Cut may refer to:

• The act of cutting, the separation of an object into two through acutely directed force

Mathematics[link]

• Cut (graph theory)
• Branch cut, a concept in complex analysis
• Dedekind cut, a partition of rational numbers
• Cut-elimination theorem

Computing[link]

• Cut (logic programming)
• cut (Unix), a command line utility
• Cut, copy, and paste, a set of editing procedures

[edit] Film and television

• Cut (transition), a transition from one sequence to another
• Cut (censorship), removal of a scene to meet censors' requirements
• Cut (film), a horror comedy
• The Cut (film), 2007 South Korean horror film
• Cut (advertisement), a 2009 British advertising campaign on domestic violence

Music[link]

• Cut (music), an African American music technique
• Cut (C-Tec album)
• Cut (Crack the Sky album)
• Cut (Golden Earring album)
• Cut (Hunters and Collectors album)
• Cut (The Slits album)
• "Cut" (Plumb song)
• Cut drum
• Cut, an album by Flare Acoustic Arts League
• "Cut", a song by The Cure on the album Wish
• "Cut", A slang term for "track" or "song" derived from early song recording when music was recorded on master tapes which had to be literally cut up in order to make the final music release.

Games and sport[link]

• Cut (cards), a method of mixing a deck of cards
• Cut (golf), a means of reducing the number of competitors in a golf tournament or a type of stroke
• Carleton Ultimate Team

Geography[link]

• Cut, Alba, Romania
• Cut River
• Cut, a village in Dumbrava Roşie, Neamţ County, Romania

Schools[link]

• Central University of Technology, South Africa
• Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
• Chinhoyi University of Technology, Zimbabwe
• Curtin University of Technology, Australia
• Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

Trade unions[link]

• Central Única dos Trabalhadores, in Brazil
• Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores (Costa Rica)
• Confederación Unitaria de Trabajadores del Perú

Other uses[link]

• Cut (archaeology), a hole dug in the past
• Cut (clothing), the style or shape of a garment
• Cut (earthmoving), an excavation to make way for a transport route
• Cut (etiquette), a snub or slight such as failure to greet an acquaintance
• Cut (gems)
• Cut (novel), by Patricia McCormick
• Cut of meat
• Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications, a UK political pressure group
• Church Universal and Triumphant, a religious movement
• Cincinnati Union Terminal
• Compact Utility Tractor
• Coordinated Universal Time, a time standard
• Cryptic unstable transcript, a type of RNA molecule
• A type of wound
• CUT is the IATA code for Cutral Có Airport, Argentina

See also[link]

• Cuts, a TV series
• Cutting (disambiguation)
• Cutter (disambiguation)
• Cutoff (disambiguation)
• Cut-out (disambiguation)
• Cutaway (disambiguation)

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