How to say 'Hair' in Japanese | 髪の毛

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The Japanese word for Hair is 'Kaminoke', written as 髪の毛 in Japanese.'Hair' in hiragana is かみのけ.

word

髪の毛

Meaning

Hair

Reading

かみのけ

kaminoke

Kanji

髪Hair 毛Fur

Explanation

The Japanese noun '髪の毛 (かみのけ)' refers to 'hair' on the head. It is specifically used to describe the strands of hair growing from the scalp. This term is commonly used in everyday conversation and can refer to both human and animal hair. For example: Her hair is long「彼女の髪の毛は長い」(かのじょのかみのけはながい). I washed my hair「髪の毛を洗った」(かみのけをあらった). The term is neutral and can be used in various contexts, such as describing hair length, texture, or condition.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

6583

Composition

kanji-hiragana

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 髪の毛

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

髪

Meaning

Hair

kanji

毛

Meaning

Fur

Hiragana in the Word 髪の毛

This word contains 1 Hiragana character :

hiragana

の

Reading

Words Related to 髪の毛 Through the Kanji 髪

These 2 Words contain the Kanji 髪 as well.

word

髪

Meaning

Hair

word

白髪

Meaning

Gray hair

Words Related to 髪の毛 Through the Kanji 毛

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 毛 as well.

word

毛布

Meaning

Blanket

word

毛

Meaning

Hair

word

毛皮

Meaning

Fur

word

毛糸

Meaning

Yarn

word

眉毛

Meaning

Eyebrow

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'Kaminoke' means 'Hair' .

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