おくれげ
Japanese
| Alternative spellings | 後れ毛 後毛 (dated) おくれ毛 |
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Etymology
Literally "late hair", referring to hair that has grown late.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) おくれげ [òkúrégé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) おくれげ [òkúréꜜgè] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [o̞kɯ̟ᵝɾe̞ɡe̞]
Noun
おくれげ • (okurege)
- hair that is too short to be tied up; straggling hair
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN