1. To blacken one's teeth. This refers to the first time one has done so, and was considered one of the ceremonies for a girl to become an adult. There was a custom of receiving blackened teeth from seven places, including acquaintances. 2. During the Edo period, prostitutes in pleasure quarters would blacken their teeth as a ritual to become fully-fledged prostitutes. 3. Iron paste Source: About Shogakukan Digital Daijisen Information | Legend |
1 お歯黒をつけること。特に、初めてつけることをいい、女子が成年になった儀式の一つとされ、知人など7か所からお歯黒をもらってくる風習があった。→ 2 江戸時代、遊里で遊女が一人前になる儀式として、お歯黒をつけたこと。 3 「鉄漿付 出典 小学館デジタル大辞泉について 情報 | 凡例 |
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