髻 — kanji meaning “samurai topknot”
髻
samurai topknot
- Meanings
- samurai topknot
- On'yomi
- ケイ (kei)、キツ (kitsu)
- Kun'yomi
- たぶさ、みずら、もとどり
- Strokes
- 16
- Classical radical
- 190
- Chinese reading
- jì — Chinese character page
Words with 髻
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肉髻 | にくけい nikukei | ushnisha (protrusion on the top of a buddha's head) |
| 鴉髻 | あけい akei | jet-black hair |
| 髻華 | うず uzu | flower or branch fastened in the hair |
| 髻鬟 | けいかん keikan | bun (hair); topknot |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.