じげ

じげ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
地毛 自毛

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じげ [jìgé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [(d͡)ʑiɡe̞]

Noun

じげ • (jige) ^{←ぢげ (dige)?}

1. one's real/natural hair (as opposed to a wig or extensions)

   地(じ)毛(げ)証(しょう)明(めい)書(しょ)

   jige shōmeisho

   "natural hair certificate": a certificate requested by some Japanese schools that affirm that a student's hair color is naturally not black, not straight, etc.

Usage notes

• Kanji spelling is disputed among dictionaries.[2]

Synonyms

• 地髪(じがみ) (jigami)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. “７１５３「自まつげ・地まつげ」”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎, (please provide a date or year)