耳じ当とう

noun

earplug (traditional jewellery); ear ornament

Archaic term for a type of earplug or ear ornament worn in the earlobe, especially popular during China's Han dynasty. Not used in modern Japanese outside historical contexts.

• 漢かん代だいの女じょ性せいは耳じ当とうを身みに着つけていた。

  Women in the Han dynasty wore earplugs as jewellery.

• この耳じ当とうは古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくの装そう飾しょく品ひんです。

  This earplug is an ornament from ancient China.