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Meanings
1
traditional married woman's hairstyle with an oval chignon on top
A classic Japanese hairstyle for married women, featuring a rounded chignon. Now mostly seen in period dramas or formal kimono settings.
In period dramas, married women often wear the marumage hairstyle.
In photos from her youth, my grandmother is seen with her hair in a marumage.
2
Edo-period men's hairstyle with a rounded topknot
historical term
Historical term for a men's hairstyle during the Edo period. Rarely encountered outside historical contexts.
One of the men's hairstyles in the Edo period was the marumage.