愛あい敬きょう紅べに

noun

lipstick applied to earlobes, cheeks, and eye corners (by actors)

Traditional stage makeup used by kabuki or other classical performers to add charm and expressiveness.

• 歌か舞ぶ伎き役やく者しゃは舞ぶ台たいに出でる前まえに愛あい敬きょう紅べにを耳みみたぶにさす。

  Kabuki actors apply aikyō-beni to their earlobes before going on stage.

noun

lipstick discreetly applied to earlobes or eye corners (by women)

A subtle cosmetic practice among women in traditional contexts, meant to enhance charm without obvious makeup.

• 昔むかしの女じょ性せいは、ほんのり色いろづくように愛あい敬きょう紅べにを目め尻じりにのせた。

  Women in the past would apply aikyō-beni to the corners of their eyes for a faint touch of color.