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髪を梳かす (かみをとかす) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

髪かみを梳とかす

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Meanings

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expression, godan verb (-su)

comb one's hair

A set phrase meaning to comb one's hair. The verb 梳かす specifically refers to combing or brushing hair to untangle or style it.

朝あさ起おきて、まず髪かみを梳とかす。
When I get up in the morning, I first comb my hair.
彼かの女じょは鏡かがみの前まえで髪かみを梳とかしていた。
She was combing her hair in front of the mirror.

Written forms

髪かみを梳とかす
Standard kanji spelling using 梳かす for 'comb'.
髪かみをとかす
Common kana spelling for 梳かす; often used when the kanji is considered difficult.

Kanji

髪hair of the head
梳comb (hair)

Similar words

梳とかす
梳かす alone means 'to comb' and can be used with objects other than hair, but 髪を梳かす is the most common collocation.
髪かみをとく
髪をとく is a more general term for untangling or combing hair, while 髪を梳かす emphasizes the action of using a comb to style or smooth the hair.

Etymology

The phrase combines 髪 (hair) with the verb 梳かす (to comb). 梳かす is the transitive form of 梳く (to comb), and the kanji 梳 is specifically associated with combing or carding fibers.