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鬢付け油 (びんつけあぶら) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鬢びん付つけ油あぶら

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つ

け

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Meanings

1

noun

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

Similar 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.

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.