元服
げんぷく げんぶく
- male coming of age ceremony n vs
- for a woman to shave her eyebrows, dye her teeth and wear her hair in the marumage style after marrying (Edo period) n vs
Kanji
元
ゲン • ガン
もと
beginning; former time; origin
服
フク
clothing; admit; obey; discharge
Synonyms
丸髷
まるまげ まるわげ
- traditional married woman's hair style, with an oval chignon on top n
- men's hairstyle (Edo period) n