Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N3

1474 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 14

Meaning: hair of the head

Kunyomi: かみ

Onyomi: ハツ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: かみかんむり

Meaning: long hair

Strokes: 10

Examples

Examples with audio

(とうはつ)   hair (on the head)

(もうはつ)   hair

(はくはつ)   white hair, grey hair

(きんぱつ)   blond hair

間一(かんいっぱつ)   hair's breadth

する(さんぱつする)   get a haircut

する(せんぱつする)   wash one's hair

(かみ)   hair (on the head)

の毛(かみのけ)   hair (on the head)

日本(にほんがみ)   Japanese coiffure

*白(しらが)   white hair, grey hair

Onyomi Examples

ハツ hair (on the head), tresses, locks

リハツ haircut

モウハツ hair

Kunyomi Examples

かみ hair (on the head)

かみがた hair style, coiffure, hairdo

くろかみ black hair

波打つ なみうつかみ wavy hair