Word Meaning

もとどり motodori

髻 is read as もとどり (motodori) and means place where hair is gathered together atop the head.

Meaning

English

  1. place where hair is gathered together atop the head
  2. hair tied (or pinned) together in this position

Reading

Kana

もとどり

Romaji

motodori

Writing Variants

  • たきふさ takifusa
  • たぶさ tabusa

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Example Sentences

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ぶしはかみをもとどりにゆった。

The samurai tied his hair into a topknot.

かれのもとどりはきちんとととのっていた。

His topknot was neatly arranged.

むかしのだんしはもとどりをゆうことがあった。

In the past, men sometimes wore their hair in a topknot.

もとどりをきるのはぶしをやめるしるしだった。

Cutting off the topknot was a sign of giving up one's samurai status.

えのじんぶつはたかいもとどりをゆっている。

The figure in the painting wears a high topknot.