落髪

Reading

Kana: らくはつ

Romaji: rakuhatsu

Definition

noun

vs

1

cutting one's hair before entering a monastery; tonsure

Kanji

落

Readings: ラク、 お.ちる、 お.ち、 お.とす

Meanings: fall, drop, come down, village, hamlet

髪

Readings: ハツ、 かみ

Meaning: hair of the head