禿かぶろ

noun

children's hairstyle with short, untied hair; child with short, untied hair

Historical term for a hairstyle worn by children in pre-modern Japan, where the hair was cut short and left loose. Also refers to a child wearing that style.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの絵えには、かぶろの子こ供どもたちがよく描えがかれている。

  In Edo-period paintings, children with the kaburo hairstyle are often depicted.

noun

young girl servant to a high-class prostitute (Edo period)

Historical term for a young girl, often an apprentice or attendant, who served a high-ranking courtesan (oiran) in the pleasure quarters during the Edo period.

• かむろは花魁おいらんの身みの回まわりの世せ話わをしていた。

  The kamuro took care of the oiran's personal needs.

noun

baldness; bald head

Archaic meaning; now expressed with words like 禿げ (はげ). This sense is rarely encountered outside classical texts.

• 古こ語ごでは「かぶろ」が禿はげた頭あたまを指さすこともあった。

  In old language, 'kaburo' could also refer to a bald head.