Japanese

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Alternative spellings
後れ毛
後毛 (dated)
おくれ毛

Etymology

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Literally "late hair", referring to hair that has grown late.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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おくれげ (okurege

  1. hair that is too short to be tied up; straggling hair

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN