noun
traditional married woman's hairstyle with an oval chignon on top
A classic Japanese hairstyle for married women, featuring a rounded chignon. Now mostly seen in period dramas or formal kimono settings.
時代劇では、既婚女性がよく丸髷を結っている。
In period dramas, married women often wear the marumage hairstyle.
祖母の若い頃の写真には、丸髷を結った姿が写っている。
In photos from her youth, my grandmother is seen with her hair in a marumage.
noun
Edo-period men's hairstyle with a rounded topknot
Historical term for a men's hairstyle during the Edo period. Rarely encountered outside historical contexts.
江戸時代の男性の髪型の一つに丸髷があった。
One of the men's hairstyles in the Edo period was the marumage.
Search-only form mixing kanji and kana.
Kana spelling, useful when the kanji are obscure.
Alternate kanji spelling, less common.
From 丸 (round) + 髷 (topknot/chignon), describing the rounded shape of the hairstyle. The reading まるわげ is an older variant.