横髪

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
よこ
Grade: 3
かみ > がみ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
橫髮 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From (よこ) (yoko, side) + (かみ) (kami, hair). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁)..

Pronunciation

Noun

(よこ)(がみ) (yokogami

  1. hair that hangs over the temples, adjacent to bangs

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