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髪

かみ

hair

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Examples

  1. 髪が長いです。

    かみがながいです。

    Her hair is long.

  2. 毎朝、髪を洗います。

    まいあさ、かみをあらいます。

    I wash my hair every morning.

  3. 昨日、髪を切りました。

    きのう、かみをきりました。

    I got my hair cut yesterday.

Common patterns

髪を切る
to cut one's hair
髪が長い
to have long hair
髪を洗う
to wash one's hair

Memory tip

髪 (かみ) is homophonous with 紙 (paper) and 神 (god) — context and kanji keep them apart.

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