天てん神じん髷まげ

noun

tenjin hairstyle

A traditional Japanese topknot hairstyle associated with the deity Tenjin (Sugawara no Michizane). Often seen in historical or theatrical contexts.

• 天てん神じん髷まげは、江え戸ど時じ代だいの学がく者しゃや神しん職しょくの間あいだでよく結ゆわれていた。

  The tenjin hairstyle was often worn by scholars and Shinto priests during the Edo period.