topknot
髷 centers on a traditional Japanese topknot hairstyle, where hair is gathered and tied on top of the head.
髷 combines 髟 (hair) with 曲 (bend, curve), suggesting hair that is bent or tied into a topknot. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination fits the meaning.
The top part 髟 represents long hair, and the bottom part 曲 looks like something bent or curved. Picture long hair being bent and tied up into a topknot.
For キョク, imagine a topknot so tight it makes a 'kyok' sound when you pull it: kyok -> キョク, and the hair is bent into a topknot.
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top
hairpiece; fall; false coiffure
female hairstyle starting from the Keicho period
ginkgo-leaf top-knot worn by makuuchi and juryo division wrestlers
tenjin hairstyle
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
shinobu-wake; mid-18th century women's hairstyle consisting of a chignon with a small ring of hair on either side fastened with a hairpin
type of male haircut (Edo period)
type of Japanese woman's hairstyle using a hairpin (Edo period)
hair tied with red yak's tail hair
period story (play, film, novel, etc.; set in the Edo period)
hairdressing of a wrestler's top-knot