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Kotomora

髭

beard, mustache

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Readings

On'yomi

  • シ

Kun'yomi

  • ひげ
  • くちひげ

Meaning

髭 centers on facial hair: a beard or mustache. The two meanings are closely related as different types of hair growing on the face.

Most common words using 髭

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  • 髭ひげ
    N4

    moustache; mustache; beard; whiskers; sideburns; facial hair

  • 顎髭あごひげ

    beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

  • 髭面ひげづら

    bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

  • ちょび髭ちょびひげ

    small mustache; short mustache

  • 白髭しろひげ

    grey moustache; gray mustache

  • 付け髭つけひげ

    false moustache

  • お髭の塵を取るおひげのちりをとる

    to flatter a higher-up; to brush the dirt from a beard

  • カイゼル髭カイゼルひげ

    handlebar mustache

  • ナマズ髭なまずひげ

    drooping moustache

  • 信濃頬髭蝙蝠しなのほおひげこうもり

    Shinano whiskered bat (Myotis ikonnikovi hosonoi); Hosono's myotis

  • 八字髭はちじひげ

    finely trimmed moustache

  • 口髭猿くちひげざる

    mustached monkey (Cercopithecus cephus); moustached guenon

  • 大髭おおひげ

    long and abundant moustache

  • 天神髭てんじんひげ

    drooping moustache; goatee

  • 山羊髭やぎひげ

    goatee

  • 御髭の塵を払うおひげのちりをはらう

    to flatter a higher-up; to suck up to; to curry favour; to brush the dirt from a beard

  • 白髭海栗しらひげうに

    collector urchin (Tripneustes gratilla)

  • 白髭草しらひげそう

    Parnassia foliosa (species of flowering herb)

  • 竜の髭りゅうのひげ

    dwarf mondo grass (Ophiopogon japonicus)

  • 虎髭とらひげ

    bristly beard; bristly mustache

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Etymology

髭 combines 髟 (hair) with 此, which likely contributes the sound. The character specifically denotes facial hair, distinguishing it from other hair-related characters.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 髟 means hair, and the bottom 此 looks like a face with a mustache and beard. Picture a face with hair growing around the mouth and chin.

Reading mnemonic

For シ, imagine a man with a beard saying 'she' loves his facial hair: she -> シ, and the beard makes him memorable.