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To find any kanji, first try to identify the components it is made up of. Once you have identified any component, search for it in any of three ways:

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Example: look up 漢

Notice that 漢 is made of several components: 氵艹口夫
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Alternatively, look for a component in the list. 氵艹口 each have three strokes; 夫 has four strokes
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髪 means 'hair'

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Strokes : 14 Frequency: 867 JLPT: N3 Usefulness: 3 Study set: 3-19 Grade: 8 Intermediate lesson: 32 Beginner lesson: - Begins 35 words Used in 143 words Used in 47 names Not used as a component

Jōyō (常用)

Common readings

On

ハツ

Kun

かみ hair (of the head)

Additional readings

Name がたひげ

Variants

发 (Chinese) 髮

Notes

A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 髪 - click the badge to download

Learn about historic Japanese hairstyles, including those resembling peaches or ginkgo leaves and one inspired by prostitutes, as well as a boxy pillow women used so as not to muss their hair. See what unexpected roles Edo-era barbershops played. Find out why you should grab the goddess's bangs, where to pray for your hair, and what Japanese men said about Marilyn Monroe.

View in the essay collection All Joy o' Kanji essays

Components

⿱ 髟 hair 友 friend

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See also

犮 leap

Mastery

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Most useful words by reading

In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 髪 is used 4 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.

Across all words in Japanese, 髪 is used 127 times, read 2 ways (with 3 variations). 1 word uses a non-standard reading.

Showing: Usage across all words in Japanese Usage in the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese

ハツ : 30 words FIND ALL

noun

hair (of head)

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ハツ (read as ぱつ) : 24 words FIND ALL

noun, 'no' adjective

blond hair

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ハツ (read as はっ) : 1 word FIND ALL

しんたいはっぷ

noun

entire human body; every inch of one's body (yojijukugo)

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かみ : 37 words FIND ALL

Most common form: かみ

noun

hair (on the head)

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かみ (read as がみ) : 34 words FIND ALL

にほんがみ

noun

traditional Japanese women's hairstyle

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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL

noun, 'no' adjective

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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An additional 犮 less common words include 髪 but the reading has not yet been categorized.

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More information

Wiktionary ⇗ | Unicode.org ⇗ | Google Japan ⇗ | Hanziyuan etymology ⇗

Additional data

Henshall: 1706 Joy o' Kanji : 1706 Key to Kanji: 869

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髪

ハツかみ hair (of the head)

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友

ユウとも friend

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𠂇

ten じゅうじつととう

又

また again

髟

hair

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镸

チョウながい long

彡

fur, bristles, beard

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