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How to say 'Razor' in Japanese | かみそり

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The Japanese word for Razor is 'Kamisori', written as かみそり in Japanese.

    Meaning

    Razor

    Reading

    Kamisori

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun 'かみそり (kamisori)' refers to a 'razor', a tool used for shaving hair. It is commonly used in contexts related to personal grooming, such as shaving facial or body hair. For example: I bought a new razor「新しいかみそりを買いました」(あたらしいかみそりをかいました). Be careful with the razor「かみそりに気をつけて」(かみそりにきをつけて). The word can also appear in compound terms, such as 'electric razor' (電気かみそり, でんきかみそり).

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Frequency

    4336

    Composition

    hiragana

    Handwriting

Hiragana in the Word かみそり

This word contains 4 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ka
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Mi
  • hiragana

    Reading

    So
  • hiragana

    Reading

    Ri

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What does 'Kamisori' (かみそり) mean?

'Kamisori' means 'Razor' .

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