髪 – hair of the head

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The kanji 髪 means hair of the head. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ハツ (hatsu); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かみ (kami). It is written with 14 strokes, under radical 髟 (no. 190).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ハツ	hatsu
Kun’yomi	かみ	kami

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 髟 (Kangxi radical 190). Components: 夂・一・長・彡・髟.

Words using 髪

髪かみhair (on the head)髪の毛かみのけhair (on the head)白髪しらがwhite hair

Example sentences

その洋服は彼女の赤い髪に合う。

That dress matches her red hair.

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どこで髪の毛を切ったの。

Where did you get your hair cut?

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父の髪は白髪交じりになった。

My father's hair has become streaked with gray.

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