横髪

横髪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
横	髪
よこ Grade: 3	かみ > がみ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 横(よこ) (yoko, “side”) + 髪(かみ) (kami, “hair”). The kami changes to gami as an instance of rendaku (連濁). .

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [jo̞ko̞ɡa̠mʲi]

Noun

横髪(よこがみ) • (yokogami) 

1. hair that hangs over the temples, adjacent to bangs