Word Meaning 剃髪

ていはつ teihatsu

剃髪 is read as ていはつ (teihatsu) and means tonsure.

Meaning

English

  1. tonsure
  2. shaving one's head (upon entering the Buddhist priesthood)

Reading

Kana

ていはつ

Romaji

teihatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Antonyms 有髪 Rank 162562 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

髪剃菜

こうぞりな

hawkweed oxtongue (Picris hieracioides subsp. japonica)

剃る

そる

to shave

剃刀

かみそり

razor

白髪

しらが

white hair

かみ

hair (on the head)

間一髪

かんいっぱつ

hair's breadth

散髪

さんぱつ

(having a) haircut

黒髪

くろかみ

black hair

前髪

まえがみ

forelock

金髪

きんぱつ

blond hair

洗髪

せんぱつ

washing one's hair

理髪

りはつ

haircut