Word Meaning 元服

げんぶく gembuku

元服 is read as げんぶく (gembuku) and means male coming-of-age-ceremony.

Meaning

English

  1. male coming-of-age-ceremony
  2. shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

Reading

Kana

げんぶく

Romaji

gembuku

Writing Variants

  • 元服 げんぷく gempuku

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 12 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Related Words 立志式,立春式,少年式,元服式 Rank 127321 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

元日

がんじつ

New Year's Day

もと

earlier times

元金

がんきん

capital

元気

げんき

healthy

元本

がんぽん

principal (invest.)

元来

がんらい

in the first place

元々

もともと

none the worse (for)

元年

がんねん

first year (of an imperial era)

元より

もとより

of course

元手

もとで

asset

元通り

もとどおり

as before

着服

ちゃくぶく

dressing oneself