九十九

noun

  1. an old woman's gray hair. Messages.yoji.
  2. old woman with white hair.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
九十九
九十九髪 つくもがみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
hair of the head
かみ ハツ がた (7th, N3)
hair hanging long, mane, long hair radical (no.190)
ヒュウ ヒョウ (Kentei 1)
long, leader, superior
チョウ なが.い おさ (2nd, N5)
left hand
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン セン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
friend
とも ユウ う (2nd, N5)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また ユウ やす (8th, N1)