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下の毛 (したのけ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

下したの毛け

also: しものけ

Meanings

1

expression, noun

colloquial

Colloquial term for pubic hair. Literally 'hair below'. Used in casual conversation; not a medical term.

下したの毛けの処しょ理りについて友とも達だちと話はなした。
I talked with a friend about grooming pubic hair.
彼かれは下したの毛けが濃こいのを気きにしている。
He is self-conscious about having thick pubic hair.

Written forms

下の毛
- したのけ
  Standard kanji spelling for the common reading したのけ.
- しものけ
  Rare alternate reading; the same kanji form is normally read したのけ.
しものけ

Kanji

下below, down, descend
毛fur, hair, feather

Similar words

陰いん毛もう
Formal/medical term for pubic hair, unlike the colloquial 下の毛.
アンダーヘア
Loanword from English 'under hair', used in beauty contexts; more euphemistic than 下の毛.

Etymology

Compound of 下 (した, 'below') + の (possessive particle) + 毛 (け, 'hair'), literally 'hair of the lower part'. The reading しものけ uses the older combining form しも for 'lower'.