Word Meaning 禿

かぶろ kaburo

禿 is read as かぶろ (kaburo) and means young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period).

Meaning

English

  1. young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period)
  2. baldness
  3. bald head
  4. children's hairstyle of short untied hair
  5. child with short untied hair

Reading

Kana

かぶろ

Romaji

kaburo

Writing Variants

  • 禿 かむろ kamuro

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 7 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

禿げる

はげる

to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

Example Sentences

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ちちはわかいころからすこしずつはげてきた。

My father has gradually been going bald since he was young.

そのやまはむかしのかじではげやまになった。

That mountain became bare because of a fire long ago.

つかいすぎてふでのさきがはげてしまった。

The tip of the brush got worn out from overuse.

ふゆになるとにわのしばがはげたようにみえる。

In winter, the lawn in the yard looks as if it has thinned away.

ながねんひにあたって、ぬののいろがはげてきた。

After years in the sun, the fabric's color has faded and worn away.

かれははげたことをきにしてぼうしをかぶっている。

He wears a hat because he is self-conscious about being bald.

このふるいほうきはけがはげてつかいにくい。

This old broom is hard to use because its bristles are worn down.

つよいかぜではたけのつちがはげてしまった。

The field's soil was stripped bare by the strong wind.

えどじだい、ゆうかくではかむろがきゃくのそばでようじをした。

In the Edo period, a young attendant girl in the brothel district helped serve the guests.