中なか剃ぞり

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

shaving the very top of the head

Refers to a specific hairstyle or shaving practice where only the crown area is shaved. Often associated with traditional or historical contexts, such as certain Buddhist monks' tonsure or samurai hairstyles. Can be used as a noun or with する to describe the action.

• 彼かれは中なか剃ぞりをして、頭とう頂ちょう部ぶだけをきれいに剃そり上あげた。

  He shaved the very top of his head, leaving the rest untouched.

• 時じ代だい劇げきでは、侍さむらいが中なか剃ぞりをしている姿すがたがよく見みられる。

  In period dramas, samurai are often seen with the top of their heads shaved.