鬘

wig; hair piece

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Readings

• マン (on reading): 華鬘 (けまん) Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple); 華鬘草 (けまんそう) bleeding heart
• バン (on reading)
• かつら (kun reading)

Components

• 髟
• 曼
• 又 radical again; right hand
• 彡 radical bristles; hair
• 日 radical sun; day
• 買 radical net, top form of 网
• 長 radical long
• 髟 radical long hair

Words using 鬘

• 華鬘 (けまん) Buddhist decoration engraved with various motifs, often made from gilt copper (e.g. for adorning the inner shrine of a temple)
• 華鬘草 (けまんそう) bleeding heart
• 百日鬘 (ひゃくにちかずら) long-haired wig used in kabuki (used metaphorically to refer to a thick growth)
• 目鬘 (めかずら) simple paper mask

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists