What does kanji 髷 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 髷 is topknot.

How is kanji 髷 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 髷 are まげ, わげ; the onyomi readings are キョク.

What words use kanji 髷?

Example words that use kanji 髷 include 髷, 髷結い, 髷物, 丸髷.

Kanken 1

髷

Meaning

Kanji 髷

topknot

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: まげわげ
Onyomi 音読み: キョク
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 16
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Level 1
Similar Kanji: 農 • 豊 • 麯 • 𨦈 • 曲 • 筁 • 㑋

Related vocabulary

Showing 15 common entries

Showing 15 of 15 entries that include this kanji.

髷

まげ

bun (hairstyle)

髷結い

まげゆい

hairdressing of a wrestler's top-knot

髷物

まげもの

period play (esp. one set in the Edo period)

丸髷

まるまげ

men's hairstyle (Edo period)

赤熊髷

しゃぐままげ

hair tied with red yak's tail hair

大銀杏髷

おおいちょうまげ

ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers

丁髷

ちょんまげ

please do (for me)

天神髷

てんじんまげ

tenjin hairstyle

島田髷

しまだまげ

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period

忍髷

しのぶわげ

shinobu-wake

付け髷

つけまげ

hairpiece

兵庫髷

ひょうごわげ

female hairstyle starting from the Keicho period

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は髷を結っていた。

He wore a traditional topknot.

その役者の髷はとても立派だった。

The actor's topknot was very impressive.

昔の武士は髷を結った。

Samurai in the past wore their hair in a topknot.

彼女の髷の形は丸くて美しい。

Her topknot was round and beautiful.

髷のように髪を高くまとめた。

She gathered her hair high like a topknot.