髪
かみ
hair
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Examples
髪が長いです。
かみがながいです。
Her hair is long.
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.
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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