earplug (traditional jewellery); ear ornament
Archaic term for a type of earplug or ear ornament worn in the earlobe, especially popular during China's Han dynasty. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.
Women in the Han dynasty wore earplugs as jewellery.
This earplug is an ornament from ancient China.
Standard kanji spelling for this archaic term.
Alternate kanji spelling using 璫 (ornamental earring).
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; may be used when 璫 is not available.
Rare variant using 珥 (ear ornament).
Mixed kanji-kana variant of 珥璫.
A Japanese spelling of Chinese 耳璫, “ear ornament,” with 当 replacing the rare character 璫.