genpuku

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noun

A Japanese coming-of-age ceremony modelled after an early Tang Dynasty Chinese custom.

OriginJapanese 元服 →
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Meanings

noungenpuku (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA Japanese coming-of-age ceremony modelled after an early Tang Dynasty Chinese custom.

Origin

  1. Japanese元服
  2. Englishgenpuku

Borrowed from Japanese 元服.

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APA

genpuku. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genpuku

MLA

“genpuku.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genpuku. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “genpuku,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/genpuku.

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