How to say 'Hair' in Japanese | 髪

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The Japanese word for Hair is 'Kami', written as 髪 in Japanese.'Hair' in hiragana is かみ.

word

髪

Meaning

Hair

Reading

かみ

kami

Kanji

髪Hair

Explanation

The Japanese noun '髪 (かみ)' refers to 'hair', specifically the hair on one's head. It is commonly used in everyday conversation to talk about hair care, hairstyles, or hair-related issues. For example: Her hair is long「彼女の髪は長い」(かのじょのかみはながい). I need to cut my hair「髪を切る必要がある」(かみをきるひつようがある). The word can also be used in compound words, such as '髪型 (かみがた)' meaning 'hairstyle'. Note that '髪' specifically refers to head hair and not body hair, which is typically referred to as '毛 (け)'.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1491

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 髪

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

髪

Meaning

Hair

Words Related to 髪 Through the Kanji 髪

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 髪 as well.

word

白髪

Meaning

Gray hair

word

髪の毛

Meaning

Hair

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What does 'Kami' (髪) mean?

'Kami' means 'Hair' .

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