額隠し

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ひたい
Grade: 5
かく
Grade: S
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
額隱し (kyūjitai)
額隠 (rare)
For pronunciation and definitions of 額隠し – see the following entry.
ひたいかくし
[noun] [from 1800s] (archaic, possibly obsolete or dialect) a kind of short ornamental curtain suspended over the front or edge of an area, such as the curtain around the edge of the ceremonial Shinto roof over the center of a sumo arena, or the foremost decorative curtain on traditional Japanese theater stages such as for noh or kabuki
Alternative spelling
額隠
(This term, 額隠し, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)