Word Meaning 忍髷

しのぶわげ shinobuwage

忍髷 is read as しのぶわげ (shinobuwage) and means shinobu-wake.

Meaning

English

  1. shinobu-wake
  2. mid-18th century women's hairstyle consisting of a chignon with a small ring of hair on either side fastened with a hairpin

Reading

Kana

しのぶわげ

Romaji

shinobuwage

Writing Variants

  • 忍ぶ髷 しのぶわげ shinobuwage

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

忍耐

にんたい

endurance

忍ぶ

しのぶ

to conceal oneself

忍者

にんじゃ

ninja

忍び込む

しのびこむ

to creep in

忍び寄る

しのびよる

to creep

忍び

しのび

ninja

忍容性

にんようせい

tolerability (e.g. of a drug dose)

忍の一字

にんのいちじ

patience is the only way

忍会

しのびあい

clandestine meeting (e.g. for lovers)

忍び出る

しのびでる

to sneak out

忍び入る

しのびいる

to steal or sneak or slip into

忍法

にんぽう

ninja arts