1.
comb (for hair)
A flat piece with teeth used for arranging and styling hair.
櫛で髪をとかす。
Comb one's hair with a comb.
彼女は鏡の前で櫛を通していた。
She was running a comb through her hair in front of the mirror.
この木製の櫛は祖母の形見です。
This wooden comb is a memento from my grandmother.
朝、櫛を入れてから家を出る。
I comb my hair before leaving the house in the morning.
旅行に行くときは、いつも小さい櫛をカバンに入れて持って行く。
When I travel, I always put a small comb in my bag and take it with me.
櫛 refers to a traditional comb for styling hair. In modern Japanese, ブラシ (brush) is often used for everyday hair care, while 櫛 tends to refer to traditional flat combs.
COMMON EXPRESSIONS:
- 櫛を入れる (to comb, to put a comb through)
- 櫛を通す (to run a comb through)
- 櫛の歯のように (like the teeth of a comb; in a row)
NOTE ON KANJI: The kanji 櫛 is not commonly used in everyday writing. Often written in hiragana as くし.