The kanji 媛 primarily conveys the meaning of "beautiful woman," "princess," or "lady." It suggests a woman of noble birth, elegance, and charm. It often implies a sense of delicacy and refinement.

・On-yomi (音読み): エン (en) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ひめ (hime)

⚫︎姫媛 (hime) Translation: Princess; lady ⚫︎美媛 (bijin) Translation: Beautiful woman; beauty ⚫︎伊媛 (Iyo) Translation: A place name in Japan, used for Ehime Prefecture.

The kanji 媛 is a 形声文字 (keisei moji), a phono-semantic compound character. The left side is the 女 (onna), meaning "woman," which serves as the semantic component, indicating the meaning is related to women. The right side is 爰 (en), which provides the phonetic component, indicating the sound. Therefore, it combines a meaning component and a sound component to form this character. The character's formation reflects the association of the sound with the meaning of beautiful woman.