頭髪
Meanings
1
hair on the head; head hair
Formal or technical term for the hair growing on the human scalp, as opposed to body hair or facial hair. In everyday conversation, 髪の毛 or simply 髪 is more common.
Taking care of your head hair is important for maintaining a clean appearance.
My head hair has been thinning with age.
Usage patterns
- 〈人〉の頭髪が薄いsomeone's hair (on the head) is thin/balding
His hair has been thinning lately.
- 頭髪検査hair inspection (e.g. at school)
A hair inspection was carried out at school.
- 頭髪を整えるto groom/tidy one's head hair
I tidied up my hair before the interview.