白 髪(しらが)

しらが

noun

white hair, gray hair

1. white hair, gray hair

Hair that has lost its pigment and turned white or gray, usually due to aging.

白髪(しらが)がある。

To have gray hair.

最近(さいきん)白髪(しらが)が増(ふ)えてきた。

I've been getting more gray hair recently.

母(はは)は白髪(しらが)を染(そ)めている。

My mother dyes her gray hair.

若(わか)いのに白髪(しらが)があるのは遺伝(いでん)かもしれない。

Having gray hair while young might be genetic.

祖父(そふ)は白髪(しらが)でも元気(げんき)で、毎日(まいにち)散歩(さんぽ)を欠(か)かさない。

My grandfather has white hair but is healthy and never misses his daily walk.

白髪(しらが) refers to white or gray hair, typically associated with aging.

Common collocations:

白髪(しらが)が増(ふ)える (to get more gray hair)
白髪(しらが)を染(そ)める (to dye gray hair)
白髪(しらが)交(ま)じり (graying, with some white hair)
若(わか)白髪(しらが) (premature gray hair)

Alternative reading:

白髪(はくはつ) - more formal/literary reading

Related words:

白髪染(しらがぞ)め (gray hair dye)
銀髪(ぎんぱつ) (silver hair)
グレイヘアー (gray hair - trendy term for embracing natural gray)

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Added 2026.1.13 20:15 · Revised 2026.5.11 6:09

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