(かみ)

かみ
noun
hair
1. hair
The strands growing from the head.
(かみ)(なが)い。
The hair is long.
(かみ)()りに()った。
I went to get my hair cut.
(あさ)(かみ)(あら)ってから()かける。
I wash my hair in the morning before going out.
(かぜ)(つよ)くて、(かみ)がぼさぼさになった。
The wind was strong and my hair got all messy.
彼女(かのじょ)(なが)(かみ)(うし)ろで(ひと)つに(むす)んで、毎日(まいにち)学校(がっこう)()る。
She ties her long hair back in a ponytail and comes to school every day.

(かみ) refers specifically to head hair (not body hair).

HOMOPHONES:

  • (かみ): hair (head)
  • (かみ): paper
  • (かみ): god

(Context usually makes the meaning clear.)

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

  • (かみ)()る: to cut hair
  • (かみ)(あら)う: to wash hair
  • (かみ)()める: to dye hair
  • (かみ)()ばす: to grow hair out
  • (かみ)(むす)ぶ: to tie up hair

COMPOUNDS:

  • 髪型(かみがた): hairstyle
  • 髪の毛(かみのけ): hair (individual strands)
  • 白髪(しらが): gray/white hair
  • 前髪(まえがみ): bangs, fringe
  • 黒髪(くろかみ): black hair
  • 長髪(ちょうはつ): long hair
  • 短髪(たんぱつ): short hair