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髪

髪 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Meaning (Japanese)

  1. かみ、頭部を覆う体毛。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

「髮」の異体字。形声。「髟」+音符「犮」。「かみ」を意味する漢語｛髮｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

hair of the head

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ハツJHS
Kun (native)
  • かみJHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • がた
  • ひげ
Other languages
  • 拼音fa4
  • 한글bal
  • Hán-ViệtPhát

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
14 strokes
Radical
髟(かみがしら)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+9AEA

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱髟友

Words using this kanji

  • 髪かみ（かみ）かみ、頭部を覆う体毛。hair (on the head)
  • 髪の毛かみのけ人間の頭部の毛。髪全体または1本1本の毛を指す。hair (on the head), (a) hair
  • 髪型かみがたhair style, coiffure, hairdo
  • 髪飾りかみかざり頭髪の乱れを防ぎ、装飾するためにつける飾り。hair ornament
  • 髪結いかみゆいhairdresser, hairdressing
  • 髪はつ（かみ）かみ、頭部を覆う体毛。(a) hair
  • 髪床かみどこbarber, barbershop, barber shop
  • 髪油かみあぶらhair oil, hair cream
  • 髪綱かみづなrope made of hair
  • 髪頭かみかしら雅楽の一つ。撥を持ち、一人で舞う。hair on one's head, head, top of one's head, kanji "hair" radical at top
  • 髪冠かみかんむり漢字の部首「⾽」の呼称の一つ。kanji "hair" radical at top
  • 髪振かみふりshoulder-length hairstyle for children
  • 髪毛かみげhair (on the head)
  • 髪質かみしつhair type, hair quality
  • 髪膚はっぷ頭髪と皮膚。 体。身体。hair and skin, (entire) body
  • 髪菜はっさい中国野菜の一つ。藍藻の一種で髪の毛状になる。fat choy (Nostoc flagelliforme)
  • 髪置きかみおきceremony of allowing the hair to grow at age three
  • 髪留めかみどめ長い頭髪などをまとめたり留めて置くための道具。barrette, hair clip, hair slide, hair band
  • 髪剃菜こうぞりなhawkweed oxtongue (Picris hieracioides subsp. japonica)
  • 髪ゴムかみゴムhair tie

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-10-4
Four Corner
7244.7
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3j11.3
Heisig
2074
Nelson
5255