前髪(まえがみ)

まえがみ
noun
bangs; fringe (hair)
1. bangs, fringe
The hair that hangs over the forehead. Called 'bangs' in American English and 'fringe' in British English.
前髪(まえがみ)を切(き)った。
I cut my bangs.
前髪(まえがみ)が目(め)にかかる。
My bangs hang in my eyes.
美容院(びよういん)で前髪(まえがみ)だけ整(ととの)えてもらった。
I had just my bangs trimmed at the hair salon.

前髪(まえがみ) refers to the hair that falls over or near the forehead — 'bangs' in American English, 'fringe' in British English.

WORD FORMATION:
前(まえ) (front) + 髪(かみ) (hair). The かみ becomes がみ through rendaku.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 前髪(まえがみ)を切(き)る: to cut one's bangs
  • 前髪(まえがみ)を下(お)ろす: to wear bangs down
  • 前髪(まえがみ)を上(あ)げる: to push bangs up/back
  • 前髪(まえがみ)を分(わ)ける: to part one's bangs
  • 前髪(まえがみ)が目(め)にかかる: bangs hang in one's eyes

RELATED HAIR TERMS:

  • 後(うし)ろ髪(がみ): hair at the back of the head
  • 横(よこ)髪(がみ): hair at the sides
  • 髪型(かみがた): hairstyle
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Added 2026.3.24 9:55 · Revised 2026.3.29 14:39
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