Kanji

髪

Meaning

hair of the head

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • かみ のけ hair (on the head)
  • かみ がた hair style
  • かみ ゆい hairdresser

On'yomi

  • とう はつ hair (on the head)
  • り はつ haircut
  • もう はつ hair

Practice Writing

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Related Entries

髪 はつ
(a) hair
髪 かみ
hair (on the head)

Component Analysis

髪
hair of the head
かみ, ハツ
髟
hair hanging long, mane, long hair radical (no.190)
ヒュウ, ヒョウ
镸
long radical (no. 168)
なが.い, おさ, チョウ
彡
three, hair ornament, short hair or fur radical (no. 59)
サン, セン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
友
friend
とも, ユウ
𠂇
又
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また, また-, ユウ

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