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赤髪 (あかがみ, akagami) Japanese meaning: red hair | Kotomora

赤あか髪がみ

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み

Meanings

1

Refers to hair that is red in color, either naturally or dyed.

彼かの女じょは赤あか髪がみがよく似に合あう。
Red hair suits her well.

Kanji

赤red
髪hair of the head

Related words

金きん髪ぱつ
金髪 means 'blonde hair', while 赤髪 specifically means 'red hair'.
黒くろ髪かみ
黒髪 means 'black hair', contrasting with 赤髪.

Built from

あの赤あか髪がみの人ひとは誰だれですか。

Who is that person with red hair?

赤あか

Etymology

Compound of 赤 (あか, 'red') and 髪 (かみ, 'hair'), with rendaku voicing of かみ to がみ.