JLPT N4 · Noun

ひげ (hige)

ひげ is a Japanese noun meaning “moustache; mustache”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
ひげ
Romaji
hige
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. moustache; mustache; beard; whiskers; sideburns · noun · usually written in kana · in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers
  2. whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); (chin) tuft · noun · usually written in kana
  3. shadow (on a candlestick chart) · noun · usually written in kana · usu. ヒゲ

Example sentences

お父さんがバスルームでひげを剃っている。
Dad is shaving in the bathroom.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Source: JMdict entry 1601810 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.