also: ぬかがみ
forelock; hair on the forehead
Refers to the hair growing on the forehead, often the bangs or the hairline area. The reading ひたいがみ is standard; ぬかがみ is rare.
She brushed up her forelock.
額髪が目にかかっている。
My bangs are hanging over my eyes.
Standard kanji spelling for the reading ひたいがみ.
Alternate reading ぬかがみ is rare and may be encountered in older texts.
Compound of 額 (ひたい, forehead) and 髪 (かみ, hair). The reading ぬかがみ uses the older reading ぬか for 額.