じげ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
地毛
自毛

Pronunciation

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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ “７１５３「自まつげ・地まつげ」”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], (Can we date this quote?)
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