鬢びん切きり

also: びんぎり

Meanings

binkiri hairstyle

historical term

Historical Edo-period men's hairstyle featuring a lock of hair extending from the temples over the ears. Often associated with young men or specific social roles.

浮うき世よ絵えには鬢びん切きりを結ゆった若わか者ものがよく描えがかれている。
Young men with the binkiri hairstyle are often depicted in ukiyo-e prints.
鬢びん切きりは江え戸ど時じ代だいの男だん性せいの髪かみ型がたの一ひとつだ。
The binkiri is one of the men's hairstyles of the Edo period.

Kanji

鬢sideburns
切cut, cutoff, be sharp

Related words

髷まげ
Refers to the topknot or chignon itself, a component of many Edo-period hairstyles, while 鬢切り specifically describes the side lock over the ears.
若わか衆しゅ髷まげ
A hairstyle for young men that often included the binkiri side locks; 鬢切り can be a feature of 若衆髷.

Written forms

鬢切り
- びんきり
  Standard kanji spelling for this historical hairstyle term.
- びんぎり
  Alternate reading びんぎり, restricted to the full kanji form; less common than びんきり.
鬢びんきり
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.
びんぎり

Etymology

Compound of 鬢 (びん, 'hair at the temples') and 切り (きり, 'cut' or 'style'), referring to the distinctive cut or arrangement of the side hair.