うぶげ

Japanese

Alternative spelling
産毛

Etymology

From 初(うぶ) (ubu) + 毛(け) (ke). The ke changes to ge as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うぶげ [ùbúgé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟bɯ̟ɡe̞]

Noun

うぶげ • (ubuge) ^{←うぶげ (ubuge)?}

1. body hair of newborn infants or animals; lanugo
2. peach fuzz (facial hair)