髪(かみ)の毛(け)

かみのけ
noun
hair (on head)
1. hair, head hair
The hair growing on a person's head. More specific than 髪 alone.
髪(かみ)の毛(け)を切(き)る。
To cut one's hair.
髪(かみ)の毛(け)が長(なが)い。
To have long hair.
床(ゆか)に髪(かみ)の毛(け)が落(お)ちている。
There's hair on the floor.
髪(かみ)の毛(け)を洗(あら)ってから乾(かわ)かす。
I wash my hair and then dry it.
最近(さいきん)髪(かみ)の毛(け)が抜(ぬ)けることが多(おお)くなって、少(すこ)し心配(しんぱい)している。
Lately my hair has been falling out more often, and I'm a little worried.

髪(かみ)の毛(け) specifically refers to hair on the head.

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SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 髪(かみ): hair (general, also means hairstyle)
  • 髪(かみ)の毛(け): individual hairs, or hair as substance
  • 毛(け): hair, fur (body hair, animal fur)

COUNTER: 本(ほん) for individual strands

Related Words

Related: 髪(かみ) (hair (general))
Related: 毛(け) (hair, fur)
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Added 2026.1.11 15:43 · Revised 2026.5.22 1:10
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