Bald - Kaburo

Japanese: 禿 - かぶろ

〘Noun〙① (adjective) The absence of hair on the head. Also, the state of being bald. Kamuro. [Shinsen Jikyo (c. 898-901)] ※Konjaku (c. 1120) vol. 2 "From now on, I will give food to my slaves , but I will not give to this bald- headed monk." ② (adjective) The absence of trees on a mountain. Also, the absence of horns on an animal's head. It can also be used to describe the worn-out hair of a brush or the sparse leaves on a tree. Kamuro. [Iroha Jiruishō (1177-81)] ※Kyoto Dai Nijūsatsu Honke Shishō (c. 1535) vol. 14 "A bald sheep means one without horns." ③ A child's hairstyle. A bob-like hairstyle in which the ends of the hair are cut neatly and left hanging down without being tied up. Also, the child. Kirikaburo. Kamuro. *Shoki (720), before Emperor Ingyaku ascended to the throne (Tosho-ryo Honin) "From the time the Emperor lived in Kafuro to Sotsuno, he was a man of great mercy and humility ." 4. A girl used as a prostitute. A girl between the ages of 6 or 7 and 13 or 14 who serves and apprentices high-ranking prostitutes such as Tayu and Tenjin . Kaburokko. Kamuro. * Kanazoshi , Ukiyo Monogatari (around 1665), 1 "Even the swordsman, Kaburo, has the air of someone who knows nothing of the sky. " 5. Weapon. A name for a fingering tool. A pole made of yak hair tied together and hung short. Haeharai. 6. Another name for the plant "Okinagusa (old man grass)." [Names of Things (1775)] [Glossary] (1) Originally it had the meaning of ①, but by imitating it, the usages ② and ③ arose.
(2) Judging from the example of the hairstyle of a young prince who was three years old (by Japanese reckoning) and who “played around, combing his long, curly hair,” the hairstyle of ③ probably originally referred to the state of “long, curly hair” that occurs not long after the hair-cut when an infant begins to grow hair and when it is not yet thick, and also referred to an infant with that hairstyle.
(3) Later, the usage of ③ became more strongly associated with walaha and kaburo through the use of "child," and gradually came to refer more broadly to children with short, hanging hair or children with that hairstyle.

Chibiru [Bald]

〘Self-Ba-1〙 chi・bu 〘Self-Ba-2〙 (same origin as "tsubu (bald)") To wear down. To wear out. To wear down and become smaller. ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) vol. 11 "The teeth have become bald , and only a few cedar legs remain." ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Nihon Eidaigura (1688) vol. 5 "This is because they work vigilantly from morning to evening, as hard as a hoe. " [Additional note] There are also examples of this being used as a ra-row, 4th-row conjugation. → chibiru (bald) [Self-Ra 5 (4)]

Toku [bald]

〘 noun 〙 Buddhist term. The appearance of having one's hair shaved. Also, it refers to a person who looks like a monk but lives a life that is half monk and half secular. A bald layperson. ※Honsho Monsui (around 1060) 2 - Twelve Opinions (Sanzen Kiyoyuki) "I voluntarily _let my hair fall _and wear _robes . Such _people accumulate over _the years. Two-thirds of the people in the world are bald. They are all men who spend their money on their families, wives, _and children, _and _{who eat} _sloppy food. They look like _monks , _{and their hearts} are like _butchers . _"

Kamuro [bald]

〘Noun〙 (A variation of "kaburo (bald)") ① = kaburo (bald) ①②② = kaburo (bald) ③ ※Kōwaka and Atsumori (late Muromachi period - early modern period) "If he is slain, his mother, the kaburo, should lament his fate." ③ = kaburo (bald) ④ ※Ukiyo-zoshi, The World's Mother's Kindness (1752) 1 "From the age of seven or eight, he was destined to endure ten years of hardship, and from the age of eleven or twelve, he was made a kaburo (bald) ."

Chibi-ru [Bald]

〘Jira 5 (4)〙 A word formed by the 4th conjugation of the 1st step verb "Chibiru (bald)". ※Ninjyohon Hanagatami (1841) 5 "Even with age, the yellowing of his beak has not gone away, and he is a dull man, and his brush is short and motionless."

tsubu [bald]

〘Self-transitive〙 For hair to fall out. To become worn out. To become bald. To become dry. Also, to be worn down. To be crushed. ※Junshu (around 983): "I have written down the stems of the water I have collected and am offering them to you."

Chi-bu [bald]

〘Self-bald 2〙 ⇒ Chibiru (bald)

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (形動) 頭に毛髪がないこと。また、そのさま。はげ頭。かむろ。〔新撰字鏡（898‐901頃）〕※今昔（1120頃か）二「我、今よりは奴婢(ぬび)に食を与へて、此の頭禿(かぶろ)ならむ沙門には不加施ず」② (形動) 山に樹木のないこと。また、動物の頭に角(つの)のないこと。その他、筆の毛のすり切れたさまや、樹木の葉の少ないさまなどにもいう。かむろ。〔色葉字類抄（1177‐81）〕※京大二十冊本毛詩抄（1535頃）一四「かふろな羊とは角のないを云て候ぞ」③ 子供の髪型。髪の末を切りそろえ、結ばないで垂らしておく、おかっぱのような髪型。また、その子供。きりかぶろ。かむろ。※書紀（720）允恭即位前（図書寮本訓）「天皇、岐嶷(カフロ)にましますより総角に至るまで、仁恵(うつくしび)ましまして倹下(へりくだ)りたまへり」④ 遊女に使われる少女。太夫(たゆう)、天神など上位の遊女に仕えて、その見習いをする六、七歳から一三、四歳ぐらいまでの少女。かぶろっこ。かむろ。※仮名草子・浮世物語（1665頃）一「禿(カブロ)、遣手(やりて)も空(そら)知らぬ風情なり」⑤ 武具。指物の名。棹の先端に(ヤク)の毛をまとめて短く下げたもの。はえはらい。⑥ 植物「おきなぐさ（翁草）」の異名。〔物類称呼（1775）〕[語誌](1)元来は①の意味だったが、それに擬することで②や③の用法が生じた。
(2)③は、数え年三歳の若宮の「目ざしなる御髪を、せちにかきやりつつ、遊びむつれ給にぞ」のメザシの例などから推すと、そもそもは、幼児が髪を生やし始める髪置き後あまり時を経ず、十分に髪が密集していない、「目ざし」程度の状態を①に見なし、そしてその髪型の幼児をも指したものであろう。
(3)その後③の用法は、「童」を仲介としてワラハとカブロの連想関係が強まり、次第に広く子供の短めの垂髪およびその髪型の子供を指すようになった。

ち・びる【禿】

〘自バ上一〙ち・ぶ〘自バ上二〙 (「つぶ（禿）」と同語源) すりへる。すり切れる。すり切れて小さくなる。※太平記（１４Ｃ後）一一「歯禿(チビ)て、僅に残れる杉の屐(あしだ)あり」※浮世草子・日本永代蔵（1688）五「朝暮油断なく鋤鍬の禿(チビル)程はたらくが故ぞかし」[補注]ラ行四段活用として用いた例も見られる。→ちびる（禿）〔自ラ五（四）〕

とく【禿】

〘名〙仏語。頭髪を剃った様子。また、形は僧であって、半僧半俗の生活をしている人をいう。禿居士。※本朝文粋（1060頃）二・意見十二箇条〈三善清行〉「私自落_レ髪猥著_二法服_一。如_レ此之輩積_レ年漸多。天下人民、三分之二、皆是禿首者也。此皆家蓄_二妻子_一口啖_二腥膻_一。形似_二沙門_一心如_二屠児_一」