揚巻

Japanese

Kanji in this term
あ(げ)
Grade: S
まき
Grade: 6
Alternative spellings
揚卷 (kyūjitai)
総角

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まき [àgéꜜmàkì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ɡe̞ma̠kʲi]

Noun

(あげ)(まき) • (agemaki

  1. An ancient children's hairstyle where the hair is divided into a tail over each ear, and tied up in loops.
    Synonym: 角髪 (tsunogami)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN