The front part of the head is shaved, and the rest of hair is tied into a topknot, which is folded on the top of the head with its ends splayed out to form a ginkgo leaf (in many cases, the ends of the topknot are not splayed out elaborately).
月代（さかやき）を剃り、髻を作って頭頂部に向けて折り返しその先（刷毛先）を銀杏の葉のように広げたもの（広げない場合も多い）。