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Kanji 髪: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 髪: hair of the head

Key takeaways

Kanji 髪: hair of the head. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

髪
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Meaning

hair of the head

On reading

はつ

Kun reading

かみ

Radical

髟

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 髪

hair of the head

Kanji structure breakdown

髪

Structure breakdown

髟 + 友

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

Imagine a friend (友) who has long, flowing hair (髟). Thinking of a friend's hair makes it easy to remember this character for 'hair of the head'.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

Kun reading

かみ
  • 髪の毛かみのけ

    hair on the head

  • 髪かみ

    hair

Commonly used words

  • 髪の毛
    かみのけ

    hair on the head

  • 髪
    かみ

    hair

Example sentences

Example 1

父は白髪が増えてきた。

Translation

My father's white hair has increased.

Example 2

白髪を染める人が多いです。

Translation

Many people dye their white hair.

Example 3

髪の毛が長くてきれいです。

Translation

Her hair is long and beautiful.

Example 4

朝は髪の毛をとかします。

Translation

I comb my hair in the morning.

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