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頭髪 (touhatsu) Japanese meaning: hair on the head | Kotomora
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Taking care of your head hair is important for maintaining a clean appearance.
My head hair has been thinning with age.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 頭とう 髪はつ が 薄うす い someone's hair (on the head) is thin/balding
His hair has been thinning lately.
頭とう 髪はつ 検けん 査さ hair inspection (e.g. at school)
A hair inspection was carried out at school.
頭とう 髪はつ を 整ととの える to groom/tidy one's head hair
I tidied up my hair before the interview.
Kanji 頭 head, counter for large animals Related words 髪の毛 is the everyday word for hair on the head, while 頭髪 is a more formal term used in medical, cosmetic, or official contexts.
髪 is the general word for hair (including hairstyle), whereas 頭髪 specifically emphasizes the hair growing from the scalp in a formal register.
Etymology Compound of 頭 (head) and 髪 (hair), directly meaning 'head hair'. The reading とうはつ is the on'yomi of both characters.
