御下げ髪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御 下 髪
お
Grade: S 		さ
Grade: 1 		かみ > がみ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
御下げ髮 (kyūjitai)
お下げ髪
おさげ髪

Etymology

From 御下(おさ)げ (osage) + 髪(かみ) (kami). The ka changes to ga as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) おさげがみ [òságéꜜgàmì] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [o̞sa̠ɡe̞ɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

御(お)下(さ)げ髪(がみ) • (osagegami) 

  1. pigtails worn over the shoulders
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