髪かみを梳とかす

髪を梳かす · godan verb (-su)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	髪かみを梳とかす	髪かみを梳とかさない
Polite	髪かみを梳とかします	髪かみを梳とかしません
Past polite	髪かみを梳とかしました	髪かみを梳とかしませんでした
Past	髪かみを梳とかした	髪かみを梳とかさなかった
Te-form	髪かみを梳とかして	髪かみを梳とかさないで
Desire	髪かみを梳とかしたい	髪かみを梳とかしたくない
Potential	髪かみを梳とかせる	髪かみを梳とかせない
Passive	髪かみを梳とかされる	髪かみを梳とかされない
Causative	髪かみを梳とかさせる	髪かみを梳とかさせない
Causative passive	髪かみを梳とかさせられる	髪かみを梳とかさせられない
Volitional	髪かみを梳とかそう
Polite volitional	髪かみを梳とかしましょう
Imperative	髪かみを梳とかせ	髪かみを梳とかすな
Conditional	髪かみを梳とかせば	髪かみを梳とかさなければ
Tara conditional	髪かみを梳とかしたら	髪かみを梳とかさなかったら

Meanings

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.

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Kanji

髪hair of the head
梳comb (hair)

Related words

梳とかすN2
梳かす alone means 'to comb (something)' in general, while 髪を梳かす is the fixed collocation specifically for combing one's hair.

Don't confuse with

梳すく
梳く (すく) uses the same kanji as 梳かす but means to thin out or rake hair with a special comb, not to comb it smooth like 髪を梳かす.

Built from

髪かみ+梳とかす

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.

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.