What does kanji 髪 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 髪 is hair of the head.

How is kanji 髪 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 髪 are かみ; the onyomi readings are ハツ.

What is the main radical of kanji 髪?

The main radical for kanji 髪 is 髟.

What words use kanji 髪?

Example words that use kanji 髪 include 髪, 髪の毛, 髪形, 髪飾り.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 4

髪

Meaning

Kanji 髪

hair of the head

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: かみ
Onyomi 音読み: ハツ
Nanori 名乗り: がたひげ

Variant: 发 (Itaiji) , 㛲 (Itaiji) • Old form: 髮 • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #1474
Strokes: 14
Radical: 髟
Components: 一 • 夂 • 彡 • 長 • 髟
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 友 • 犮 • 伖 • 抜 • 𡵢 • 𥁊 • 叐

Related vocabulary

36 common entries

Showing 36 of 151 entries that include this kanji.

髪

かみ

hair (on the head)

髪の毛

かみのけ

hair (of the head)

髪形

かみがた

hair style

髪飾り

かみかざり

hair ornament

髪結い

かみゆい

hairdresser

かみのけ座

かみのけざ

Coma Berenices (constellation)

かんざし屋

かんざしや

hairpin shop

天牛

かみきりむし

long-horned beetle

髪が薄い

かみがうすい

having thin hair

髪ゴム

かみゴム

hair tie

髪の薄い

かみのうすい

thin haired

髪を解く

かみをほどく

to let down one's hair

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼女は長い髪を切った。

She cut her long hair.

朝、髪をとかしました。

I combed my hair this morning.

風で髪が乱れた。

My hair got messy in the wind.

髪の色を変えてみたい。

I want to try changing my hair color.

髪が目に入ってじゃまだ。

My hair gets in my eyes and bothers me.