Word Meaning 元服
げんぷく
gempuku
元服 is read as げんぷく (gempuku) and means male coming-of-age-ceremony.
Meaning
English
- male coming-of-age-ceremony
- 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
げんぷく
Romaji
gempuku
Writing Variants
- 元服 げんぶく gembuku