黒くろ髪かみ

also: こくはつ

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Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

black hair

Refers to naturally black hair, often with a traditional or poetic nuance. Can also be used attributively with の.

彼かの女じょは長ながい黒くろ髪かみをなびかせて歩あるいていた。
She walked with her long black hair flowing behind her.
黒くろ髪かみの少しょう女じょがこちらを見みていた。
A girl with black hair was looking this way.

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Usage patterns

黒くろ髪かみの〈人ひと〉a person with black hair
黒くろ髪かみの女じょ性せいが電でん車しゃに乗のってきた。
A woman with black hair got on the train.
黒くろ髪かみを伸のばすto grow one's black hair long
彼かの女じょは黒くろ髪かみを伸のばしている。
She is growing her black hair long.
黒くろ髪かみが似に合あうblack hair suits someone
彼かの女じょには黒くろ髪かみがよく似に合あう。
Black hair really suits her.

Expressions

緑みどりの黒くろ髪かみglossy black hair; raven-black hair

Kanji

黒black
髪hair of the head

Related words

白髪しらが
白髪 means white or gray hair, often associated with aging, while 黒髪 refers to black hair, typically youthful or traditional.
金きん髪ぱつ
金髪 means blond hair, a foreign or dyed color, contrasting with the natural black of 黒髪.

Opposites

白髪しらがN3
黒髪 describes naturally black, often youthful hair, while 白髪 describes white or gray hair typically associated with aging.
金きん髪ぱつ
黒髪 (black hair) is the natural opposite of 金髪 (blond hair) in describing hair color.
茶ちゃ髪ぱつ
黒髪 is natural, undyed black hair, in contrast to 茶髪 which is hair that has been dyed brown.

Built from

黒くろ+髪かみ

Written forms

黒髪Usage100%
- くろかみ
  Standard kanji spelling; the reading くろかみ is the most common.
- こくはつ
  Rare on'yomi reading; mostly found in literary or historical contexts.
こくはつ

Etymology

Compound of 黒 (くろ, 'black') + 髪 (かみ, 'hair'). The reading こくはつ is the on'yomi version, used in more formal or literary contexts.