noun
Dated term for 'head'; in modern Japanese, 頭 is usually read あたま. This reading かぶり is now rare and mostly encountered in older texts or fixed expressions.
古文では「かぶり」が頭を意味することがある。
In classical texts, かぶり can mean 'head'.
The reading かぶり is an older native Japanese word for 'head', now largely replaced by あたま. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.