noun
Honda topknot; Edo-period male hairstyle
A specific men's hairstyle from the Edo period, named after the Honda family. Primarily a historical and cultural term.
時代劇で、侍が本多髷を結っているのを見た。
I saw a samurai wearing a Honda topknot in a period drama.
Compound of 本多 (Honda, a samurai family name) and 髷 (topknot). The hairstyle is said to have been favored by the Honda clan during the Edo period.