Word Meaning 髪上げ

かみあげ kamiage

髪上げ is read as かみあげ (kamiage) and means coming-of-age ceremony where 12 to 13-year-old girls get their long hair tied up.

Meaning

English

coming-of-age ceremony where 12 to 13-year-old girls get their long hair tied up
wearing one's hair up
wearing one's hair up with a hairpin (type of hairstyle used by court ladies)

Reading

Kana

かみあげ

Romaji

kamiage

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 140948 Priority W

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

髪

かみ

hair (on the head)

髪形

かみがた

hair style

値上げ

ねあげ

price increase

引き上げ

ひきあげ

repatriation

打ち上げ

うちあげ

party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.)

利上げ

りあげ

increase in interest rates

上手投げ

うわてなげ

a throw using the outside of the arm

格上げ

かくあげ

status elevation

積み上げ

つみあげ

piling up

吸い上げ

すいあげ

suction

髪の毛

かみのけ

hair (of the head)

髪結い

かみゆい

hairdresser