うぶげ

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Japanese

Alternative spelling
産毛

Etymology

From (うぶ) (ubu) + () (ke). The ke changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

Noun

うぶげ (ubugeうぶげ (ubuge)?

  1. body hair of newborn infants or animals; lanugo
  2. peach fuzz (facial hair)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN