前髪(まえがみ)

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.

Forms

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