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髪 — kanji meaning “hair of the head”

hair of the head

Meanings
hair of the head
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Name readings
Strokes
14
School grade
8
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Newspaper frequency
#1474 of 2,500
Classical radical
190
Chinese reading
fà

Words with 髪

WordReadingMeaning
かみのけ kaminokehair (on the head); (a) hair
かみがた kamigatahair style; coiffure; hairdo
しらが shiragawhite hair; grey hair; gray hair
きんぱつ kinpatsublond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
まえがみ maegamiforelock; bangs
さんぱつ sanpatsu(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
くろかみ kurokamiblack hair
とうはつ touhatsuhair (on the head)
かんいっぱつ kan'ippatsuclose call; narrow escape; hair's breadth
ちょうはつ chouhatsulong hair (usu. of a man)
もうはつ mouhatsuhair
せんぱつ senpatsuwashing one's hair; having a shampoo

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