curl; curly hair; ringlet
Refers to a single curl or collectively to curly hair. Can describe natural curls or styled ringlets.
Her curly hair is very beautiful.
A small curl has formed in my bangs.
Standard kanji spelling.
Variant spelling without okurigana; less common but still used.
Compound of 巻き (maki, 'winding, rolling') + 毛 (ke, 'hair'). The reading まきげ is a straightforward combination.