Kanji

髪

髪

hair of the head

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

14 strokes

Radical

髟部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ハツ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

かみ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かみ

Common Readings

ハツ, かみ

Example sentences

髪 かみ
彼女 は 長い 髪 を 短く 切った 。

She cut her long hair short.

短い みじかい
彼 は 髪 を 短く 切った 。

He cut his hair short.

黒髪 くろかみ
彼女 は 腰 まで 届く ような 美しい 黒髪 を 持っている 。

She has beautiful black hair that reaches her waist.

金髪 きんぱつ
彼女 は イメージチェンジ の ため に 髪 を 金髪 に 染めた 。

She dyed her hair blond to change her image.

髪の毛 かみのけ
彼女 の 髪の毛 は とても 長い 。

Her hair is very long.

ぬける ぬける
秋 だから か 、 最近 髪の毛 が たくさん ぬける 。

Maybe because it's autumn, my hair has been falling out a lot lately.

前髪 まえがみ
彼女 は 自分 で 前髪 を 切りすぎた 。

She cut her bangs too short by herself.

鬱陶しい うっとうしい
前髪 が 伸びてきて 鬱陶しい 。

My bangs have grown long and are starting to bother me.

髪型 かみがた
新しい 髪型 が とても 似合っています ね 。

The new hairstyle suits you very well.

変える かえる
髪型 を 変えました 。

I changed my hair style.

Example Vocabulary

髪

かみ

hair (on the head)

黒髪

くろかみ

black hair

金髪

きんぱつ

blond hair

髪の毛

かみのけ

hair (on the head)

前髪

まえがみ

bangs; fringe

髪型

かみがた

hairstyle

銀髪

ぎんぱつ

silver hair; white hair

白髪

しらが

white hair; grey hair

髪飾り

かみかざり

hair ornament; hair accessory

間一髪

かんいっぱつ

by a hair's breadth, just in time, narrow escape

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