櫛(くし)

くし

noun

comb

1. comb (for hair)

A flat piece with teeth used for arranging and styling hair.

櫛(くし)で髪(かみ)をとかす。

Comb one's hair with a comb.

彼女(かのじょ)は鏡(かがみ)の前(まえ)で櫛(くし)を通(とお)していた。

She was running a comb through her hair in front of the mirror.

この木製(もくせい)の櫛(くし)は祖母(そぼ)の形見(かたみ)です。

This wooden comb is a memento from my grandmother.

朝(あさ)、櫛(くし)を入(い)れてから家(いえ)を出(で)る。

I comb my hair before leaving the house in the morning.

旅行(りょこう)に行(い)くときはいつも小(ちい)さい櫛(くし)をカバンに入(い)れて持(も)って行(い)く。

When I travel, I always put a small comb in my bag and take it with me.

櫛(くし) refers to a traditional comb for styling hair. In modern Japanese, ブラシ (brush) is often used for everyday hair care, while 櫛(くし) tends to refer to traditional flat combs.

COMMON EXPRESSIONS:

櫛(くし)を入(い)れる (to comb, to put a comb through)
櫛(くし)を通(とお)す (to run a comb through)
櫛(くし)の歯(は)のように (like the teeth of a comb; in a row)

NOTE ON KANJI: The kanji 櫛(くし) is not commonly used in everyday writing. Often written in hiragana as くし.

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Added 2026.1.13 10:47 · Revised 2026.5.28 7:20

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