元服

げんぷく

Also written げんぶく

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb male coming-of-age-ceremony
2. shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period) See also: 丸髷 (まるまげ).

Kanji

• 元 source. Read as ゲン.
• 服 clothes. Read as フク.

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