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When a child was born into the scholar-aristocracy, whether they were a son or a daughter, they were to be brought to an office known as the ''[[okumiza|ôkumiza]]'' to be formally registered and assigned a childhood name (童名, warabina). This was to be done no later than 17 days after the birth; if the child was older than 17 days when the parents submitted the paperwork (a ''shôshi shômon'' 生子證文), the parents were penalized with either the punishment of ''terairi'', or a monetary fine.  

When a child was born into the scholar-aristocracy, whether they were a son or a daughter, they were to be brought to an office known as the ''[[okumiza|ôkumiza]]'' to be formally registered and assigned a childhood name (童名, warabina). This was to be done no later than 17 days after the birth; if the child was older than 17 days when the parents submitted the paperwork (a ''shôshi shômon'' 生子證文), the parents were penalized with either the punishment of ''terairi'', or a monetary fine.  

When the child was around 15 years old, the parents submitted a request for permission to perform the ''katakashira yui'', a coming-of-age ritual which in which the child was given an adult haircut, and was ceremonially introduced into adulthood. The child was then granted an adult name (''nanori'') and rank (''ikai''), with young men typically being granted the very low rank of ''shi'' (子) or ''niya'' (仁屋) at this time.

When the child was around 15 years old, the parents, along with the rest of the family (''ichimon'') and their local group of families (''kumijû'', 與中), submitted a request for permission to perform the ''katakashira yui'', a coming-of-age ritual which in which the child was given an adult haircut, and was ceremonially introduced into adulthood. The child was then granted an adult name (''nanori'') and rank (''ikai''), with young men typically being granted the very low rank of ''shi'' (子) or ''niya'' (仁屋) at this time.

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