Lingaku毛づくろい【けづくろい】
Frequency rank: 36,519. – 36,867. (for form 毛繕い: 31,637. – 31,911.)
- grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Generated: This meaning refers to the behavior where animals clean themselves or engage in grooming each other to maintain hygiene or strengthen social bonds. It is commonly observed in many species, especially primates.