Downy hair - Downy

Japanese: 生毛 - うぶげ
Downy hair - Downy

…There are many other factors that determine facial features, but generally speaking, Caucasians have long, narrow faces with medium height and sunken eyes, whereas the Japanese and other Mongolian races have wide, short faces with prominent cheekbones and low noses, making them generally medium-low. Humans have vellus hair on their faces, with the only permanent hair being the eyebrows and eyelashes. However, in boys, at puberty, the vellus hair around the mouth, cheeks, and chin changes to permanent hair and becomes mustache. …

From [Hair]

…The use of fur, or hair still attached to the skin, has been seen throughout the world since ancient times, mainly in northern regions. [Tasumi Motoo]
[Human hair]
Human hair is divided into relatively thick, long hairs that grow on the skin of specific parts of the body, such as head hair, beard hair, armpit hair, pubic hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, nose hair, and ear hair, and thin, short vellus hairs that are found all over the body. However, hair is absent in areas with particularly thick epidermis, such as the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, and also in the skin-mucosa transition areas of the lips and vulva.

From [Hair]

…The use of fur, or hair still attached to the skin, has been seen throughout the world since ancient times, mainly in northern regions. [Tasumi Motoo]
[Human hair]
Human hair is divided into relatively thick, long hairs that grow on the skin of specific parts of the body, such as head hair, beard hair, armpit hair, pubic hair, eyebrows, eyelashes, nose hair, and ear hair, and thin, short vellus hairs that are found all over the body. However, hair is absent in areas with particularly thick epidermis, such as the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet, and also in the skin-mucosa transition areas of the lips and vulva.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "down wool" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…面相を規定する要素はこのほかにも多数あるが,大体からいうと,白人は顔が細長く中高で,目がへこんでいるのに対し,日本人その他の蒙古人種では,顔は広くて短く,頰骨の所がとび出して鼻が低いから,全体として中低である。ヒトでは顔には生毛がはえていて,終生毛としてはまゆげとまつげがあるのみである。ただし男子では青春期になると口のまわり,ほお,おとがいなどの生毛が終生毛に変わって須毛(ひげ)となる。…

【毛】より

…皮膚についたままの毛すなわち毛皮の利用は太古より北方地域を中心に全世界的にみられる。【田隅 本生】
【ヒトの毛】
 ヒトの毛は頭毛(髪),須毛(しゆもう)(ひげ),腋毛(えきもう),陰毛,眉毛(びもう)(まゆげ),睫毛(しようもう)(まつげ),鼻毛(びもう)(はなげ),耳毛(じもう)など,特定体部位の皮膚に生ずるような比較的太くて長い毛と,全身の皮膚にくまなく存在する細くて短い生毛(せいもう)(うぶげ)とに区別される。ただし,手のひらと足のうらとを中心とした特別に厚い表皮を備えている皮膚部位,さらには口唇と外陰部における皮膚・粘膜移行部位では毛が欠如している。…

【毛】より

…皮膚についたままの毛すなわち毛皮の利用は太古より北方地域を中心に全世界的にみられる。【田隅 本生】
【ヒトの毛】
 ヒトの毛は頭毛(髪),須毛(しゆもう)(ひげ),腋毛(えきもう),陰毛,眉毛(びもう)(まゆげ),睫毛(しようもう)(まつげ),鼻毛(びもう)(はなげ),耳毛(じもう)など,特定体部位の皮膚に生ずるような比較的太くて長い毛と,全身の皮膚にくまなく存在する細くて短い生毛(せいもう)(うぶげ)とに区別される。ただし,手のひらと足のうらとを中心とした特別に厚い表皮を備えている皮膚部位,さらには口唇と外陰部における皮膚・粘膜移行部位では毛が欠如している。…

※「生毛」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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