じげ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
地毛 自毛

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じげ [jìgé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɡe̞]

Noun

じげ • (jige) ^{←ぢげ (dige)?}

1. one's real/natural hair (as opposed to a wig or extensions)

   地(じ)毛(げ)証(しょう)明(めい)書(しょ)

   jige shōmeisho

   "natural hair certificate": a certificate requested by some Japanese schools that affirm that a student's hair color is naturally not black, not straight, etc.

Usage notes

• Kanji spelling is disputed among dictionaries.

Synonyms

• 地髪(じがみ) (jigami)