Word details

元服

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 元服.

Dictionary

Entry

元服んぷくんぶくNoun~する VerbFreq #40310
1

Historical term

male coming-of-age-ceremony

2

Historical term

shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

beginning, former time, origin

4 strokesFrequency 192JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ゲンガン

Kun

もと

Nanori

ちかはじめはるゆきよし

clothing, admit, obey, discharge

8 strokesFrequency 873JLPT N3Grade 3

On

フク

Nanori

はっはつはら

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