Japanese

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Kanji in this term
もつ
Hyōgai
かみ > がみ
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
縺れ髮 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Compound of 縺れ (motsure, tangle) +‎ (kami, hair). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(もつ)(がみ) (motsuregami

  1. tangled hair

References

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