yak hair dyed red; red hair
Refers specifically to yak hair that has been dyed red, often used in traditional crafts or ornaments.
Red-dyed yak hair is used in the festival decorations.
frizzled fake hair; curly fake hair
Used for artificial hair that is frizzled or curled, often in theatrical or decorative contexts.
Frizzled fake hair is often used in kabuki wigs.
Standard kanji spelling for this term.
Alternate kanji form using 赭 (red ochre); less common.
Compound of 赤 (red) and 熊 (bear), but here 熊 is used phonetically for くま, a term for hair or fur. The exact derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with red-dyed yak hair.