一姫二太郎 – vocab dash

一いち姫ひめ二に太た郎ろう

Meanings

Expression

1. it's good to have a girl first and then a boy (Proverb)

Kanji used

Pitch accent

いちひめにたろう

Composed of

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; a (single); one (of many); ace; …

Numeric

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; lesser (in names of species)

Noun

two; 2

Numeric

first son

Noun

Examples2

あたし、最さい初しょは女おんなの子こがいいな！ほら、一いち姫ひめ二に太た郎ろうっていうじゃない。

I'd like to have a girl the first time. Look, they say 'First a girl, then a boy' don't they?

第だい二に子こは男おとこの子こだって。これでめでたく一いち姫ひめ二に太た郎ろうってわけだね。

Your second child is a boy? Lucky you! Things are going according to the saying - Have a girl first and a boy next.