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Japanese symbol for “bangs”

Romaji: maegami
forelock; bangs

In Japanese, bangs is , read (maegami).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n forelock; bangs

Kanji and stroke order

in front, before
on: ゼン
kun: まえ、-まえ
9 strokes · JLPT 4
hair of the head
on: ハツ
kun: かみ
14 strokes · JLPT 2

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
なまえ namaename
いぜん izenbefore; prior to; ago
おまえ omaeyou
ぜんかい zenkaiprevious time; last time; previous installment
ごぜん gozenmorning; a.m.
あたりまえ atarimaenatural; reasonable; obvious
かみのけ kaminokehair (on the head); (a) hair
かみがた kamigatahair style; coiffure; hairdo

See also: Chinese symbol for “bangs”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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