Word Meaning

ひげ hige

髭 is read as ひげ (hige) and means shadow (on a candlestick chart).

Meaning

English

  1. shadow (on a candlestick chart)
  2. moustache
  3. beard
  4. whiskers
  5. whiskers (on a cat, etc.)
  6. feelers (on an insect, etc.)
  7. (chin) tuft

Reading

Kana

ひげ

Romaji

hige

Writing Variants

  • ひげ hige
  • ひげ hige

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 準1級 Synonyms 顎鬚,顎髭,顎髯,口髭,鬚髯,ちょび髭,,ひげ Rank 8051 Priority B

Example Sentences

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ちちはまいあさひげをそる。

My father shaves his beard every morning.

かれはひげをすこしのばしている。

He is letting his beard grow a little.

そのおとこはりっぱなひげをはやしていた。

The man was wearing an impressive beard.

ひげをととのえるのにじかんがかかる。

It takes time to trim a beard.

かれのひげにはしろいけがまじっていた。

There were white hairs mixed into his beard.

しゃしんのかれはながいひげをたくわえている。

In the photo, he has a long beard.

しょくごにひげをぬれたぬのでふいた。

After the meal, he wiped his beard with a wet cloth.

ひげがあるとすこしとしうえにみえる。

With a beard, he looks a little older.

かれはひげをきれいにそろえていた。

He kept his beard neatly trimmed.