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Kanji Detail for 笄 - "hairpin, pin, womanhood"
笄
- Meaning
笄 means "hairpin, pin, womanhood."
Hairpin - An ornamental hair accessory.
Pin - To insert a hairpin in one's hair.
Womanhood - Adulthood for women, as hairpins were worn upon reaching maturity in ancient times.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
hairpin; crossbar of anchor; metal rod on sheath
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
a hairpin; fifteen-year-old girl
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
15 years old; hairpin for bun
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
hairpin; fifteen-year-old girl
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A hairpin. Used to secure hair and fix caps. (Record of Rites) "A girl at fifteen has the hairpin ceremony." Like the capping ceremony for men. Hence those of age ready to be betrothed are called 及笄 (reaching hairpin age). Also men had hairpins. The capping ritual for scholars used leather cap hairpins. The domestic rules used combs, ribbons, hairpins, and silk bands. All are this.
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