髪
hair of the head
Readings
On'yomi
- ハツ
Kun'yomi
- かみ
Nanori
- がた
- ひげ
Meaning
髪 centers on the hair that grows on a person's head, as opposed to facial or body hair.
Most common words using 髪
20 of 153- 髪かみN5
hair (on the head)
- 髪の毛かみのけN3
hair (on the head); (a) hair
- 髪型かみがたN4
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
- 黒髪くろかみ
black hair
- 金髪きんぱつ
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
- 前髪まえがみ
forelock; bangs
- 白髪しらがN3
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
- 頭髪とうはつ
hair (on the head)
- 茶髪ちゃぱつ
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
- 毛髪もうはつ
hair
- 散髪さんぱつN1
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
- 長髪ちょうはつ
long hair (usu. of a man)
- 短髪たんぱつ
short hair
- 危機一髪ききいっぱつ
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
- 銀髪ぎんぱつ
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
- 後ろ髪うしろがみ
hair on the back of one's head
- 間一髪かんいっぱつN1
hair's breadth
- 理髪りはつ
haircut
- 間髪かんぱつ
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
- 断髪だんぱつ
cutting of hair (to a short length); haircutting
Study
Etymology
髪 is the modern Japanese simplified form of 髮. Both combine 髟 (hair) with a phonetic component: 犮 in the traditional form and 友 in the simplified form. The character originally referred to hair on the head.
Meaning mnemonic
The top component 髟 looks like long flowing hair, and the bottom 友 suggests a friend. Imagine a friend with long, beautiful hair that you can't help but notice.
Reading mnemonic
For ハツ, imagine a hat sitting on top of a head of hair: hat -> ハツ, and the hat covers the hair on the head.