noun
cropped head; close-cropped hairstyle
Refers to the short, Western-influenced haircut adopted by men in the early Meiji period, replacing the traditional topknot. Now a historical term.
散切り頭を叩いてみれば文明開化の音がする。
If you tap a cropped head, you hear the sound of civilization and enlightenment.
明治初期
In the early Meiji period, many men adopted the cropped hairstyle.