白 髪(しらが)

しらが

noun

white hair, gray hair

body-part appearance

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.

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 mixed in
若白髪(わかしらが): premature gray hair

Pronunciation

しらが is the everyday reading. はくはつ is a written, literary reading, used mainly for a full head of white hair (白髪(はくはつ)の老人(ろうじん), an old man with white hair).

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: gray hair worn naturally, without dyeing

Related Words

Compare: 黒髪(くろかみ) (black hair)

Compare: 抜(ぬ)け毛(げ) (hair loss)

Related: 銀髪(ぎんぱつ) (silver hair)

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Added 2026.1.13 20:15 · Revised 2026.10.13 3:22

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