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元服

Readings

Kana: げんぷく、げんぶく
Romaji: genpuku, genbuku
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

noun
vs
1

male coming of age ceremony

2

for a woman to shave her eyebrows, dye her teeth and wear her hair in the marumage style after marrying (Edo period)

Kanji

元
Readings: ゲン、 ガン、 もと
Meanings: beginning, former time, origin
服
Reading: フク
Meanings: clothing, admit, obey, discharge