笄こうがい髷わげ

noun

Edo-period women's hairstyle with a hairpin

A specific historical hairstyle from the Edo period, characterized by the use of a 笄 (hairpin). The term is primarily encountered in historical or cultural contexts.

• 浮うき世よ絵えには笄こうがい髷わげを結ゆった女じょ性せいがよく描えがかれている。

  Women wearing the kōgai-wage hairstyle are often depicted in ukiyo-e prints.