島田髷

Readings

Kana: しまだまげ、しまだわげ

Romaji: shimadamage, shimadawage

Definition

noun

1

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

See also: 島田 (reading しまだ)

Kanji

島

Readings: トウ、 しま

Meaning: island

田

Readings: デン、 た

Meanings: rice field, rice paddy

髷

Readings: キョク、 まげ、 わげ

Meaning: topknot