文ぶん金きん高たか島しま田だ

noun

traditional Japanese bridal hairstyle; unswept hairdo from the mid-18th century

A formal, upswept hairstyle originally from the mid-Edo period, now primarily worn by brides at traditional weddings. The name combines 文金 (a type of hairpin) and 高島田 (a high-piled 島田 style).

See also: 島田

• 花はな嫁よめは文ぶん金きん高たか島しま田だを結ゆっていた。

  The bride wore her hair in the bunkin-takashimada style.

• 文ぶん金きん高たか島しま田だは、江え戸ど時じ代だい中ちゅう期きに流りゅう行こうした髪かみ型がたです。

  The bunkin-takashimada is a hairstyle that was popular in the mid-Edo period.