hair of the head
On'yomi (音読み)
- ハツ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かみ
About this kanji
The kanji 髪 (かみ) means 'hair,' specifically referring to the hair on your head. It is primarily used as a noun. There are several common compounds that incorporate this kanji, such as 散髪 (さんぱつ), which means 'to get a haircut,' and 頭髪 (とうはつ), which translates to 'hair on the head.' Another example is 白髪 (しらが), meaning 'white hair,' often used when discussing aging. It's interesting to note that 髪 can also be used to form words about hair styling, like 髪型 (かみがた), which means 'hair style.' As you learn, remember that 髪 is an essential part of many everyday conversations about personal appearance.
Example sentences
彼女は髪を切った。
She cut her hair.
Meanings across languages
- English
- hair of the head
- Tiếng Việt
- tóc
- 日本語
- 髪
- 한국어
- 머리카락
- 中文
- 头发
- id
- rambut
- th
- ผม
- es
- cabello
- fr
- cheveux
- de
- Haar
- pt
- cabelo
Common compounds
- 散髪さんぱつ(having a) haircut, hair-cutting, hair-dressing
- 頭髪とうはつhair (on the head)
- 理髪りはつhaircut
- 白髪しらがwhite hair, grey hair, gray hair
- 髪型かみがたhair style, coiffure, hairdo
- 間一髪かんいっぱつhair's breadth
- 髪の毛かみのけhair (on the head), (a) hair
- 金髪きんぱつblond hair, blonde hair, golden hair
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