How to say 'Beard' in Japanese | ひげ

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The Japanese word for Beard is 'Hige', written as ひげ in Japanese.

word

ひげ

Meaning

Beard

Reading

Hige

Explanation

The Japanese noun 'ひげ' refers to facial hair, specifically a beard or mustache. It is commonly used to describe the hair that grows on a person's face, particularly on the chin, cheeks, or upper lip. For example: He has a long beard「彼は長いひげを生やしている」(かれはながいひげをはやしている). My father shaves his beard every morning「父は毎朝ひげを剃る」(ちちはまいあさひげをそる). The word can also be used metaphorically or humorously in certain contexts, such as describing the 'whiskers' of an animal or even the 'beard' of a plant, like corn silk.

Part Of Speech

noun

Frequency

5170

Composition

hiragana

Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word ひげ

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

hiragana

ひ

Reading

hiragana

げ

Reading

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'Hige' means 'Beard' .

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