びん

noun

sidelocks; hair at the temples

Refers to the hair on the sides of the head, especially the area in front of the ears. Often used in contexts of traditional Japanese hairstyles or when describing someone's appearance.

• 彼かれはびんのあたりをかいた。

  He scratched around his temples.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの男だん性せいはびんを剃そり上あげていた。

  Men in the Edo period shaved their sidelocks.