Refers to a hairpiece or wig used to supplement natural hair, often in traditional hairstyles.
When styling traditional Japanese hair, a hairpiece is used to add volume.
Archaic term for hair, used especially by women in historical contexts.
In classical literature, 'kamoj' can refer to a woman's hair.
かつら is a full wig, while かもじ is a partial hairpiece or switch used to supplement natural hair.
髪 is the standard modern word for hair; かもじ is an archaic term.
Standard kanji for hairpiece; the character is specific to this meaning.
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is obscure.
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern writing.
Formed in women’s speech from the first syllable of 髪 plus 文字, a pattern also found in other euphemistic or coded vocabulary; 髪文字 is a later phonetic spelling.