イチョウ

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Japanese

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銀杏いちょう
ginkgo tree (Ginkgo biloba)
an arrowhead in the shape of a ginkgo leaf
Short for 銀杏頭 (ichō-gashira): an Edo-period hairstyle, with the topknot in the shape of a ginkgo leaf, today usually associated with higher-ranked sumo wrestlers
a 家紋 (kamon, family crest) with a motif of various styles of gingko leaves
Alternative spellings
公孫樹, 鴨脚樹
(This term, イチョウ (ichō), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)