also: すべらかし · すべしがみ
noun
long flowing hair; hair tied behind and hanging down
Refers to hair that is left long and hanging down, often tied at the nape. In historical contexts, it can denote specific Heian-period hairstyles (すべらかし, すべしがみ) where hair was worn long and straight. Modern usage is literary or descriptive.
彼女の垂れ髪が風に揺れていた。
Her long flowing hair swayed in the wind.
平安時代の女性は垂れ髪を美しく整えた。
Women in the Heian period styled their long, hanging hair beautifully.
Historical spelling associated with the reading すべらかし, a Heian-period hairstyle term.
Alternate kanji form for たれがみ; less common than 垂れ髪.
Historical spelling for the reading すべしがみ, another Heian-period hairstyle term.
Compound of 垂れ (tare, 'hanging down', from verb 垂れる) + 髪 (kami, 'hair'). The readings すべらかし and すべしがみ are historical terms of uncertain derivation, possibly related to the smooth, straight appearance of the hair.