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鬢付け油 (bintsukeabura) Japanese meaning: pomade | Kotomora

鬢びん付つけ油あぶら

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Meanings

1

pomade; hair oil

Traditional Japanese hair oil, often used for styling traditional hairstyles such as those of sumo wrestlers or geisha.

力りき士しは鬢びん付つけ油あぶらで髷まげを整ととの

える

。

Sumo wrestlers style their topknots with pomade.

鬢びん付つけ油あぶらは椿つばき油あぶらなどから作つくられる。

Pomade is made from camellia oil and other ingredients.

Kanji

鬢sideburns
付adhere, attach, refer to
油oil, fat

Related words

椿つばき油あぶら
Camellia oil, a common ingredient in traditional pomade, but not specifically a styling product.
整せい髪はつ料りょう
General term for hair styling products, including modern gels and sprays, while 鬢付け油 is a specific traditional pomade.

Built from

鬢びん付つけ+油あぶら

Etymology

Compound of 鬢 (bin, 'hair at the temples') + 付け (tsuke, 'attaching') + 油 (abura, 'oil'). The exact historical origin is uncertain, but it refers to a traditional oil-based hair dressing.