The Japanese vocabulary「髪 (かみ、kami)」and「髪の毛 (かみのけ、kami no ke)」mean “hair.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
Key Word | 髪 | 髪の毛 |
Hiragana | かみ | かみのけ |
Romaji Reading | kami | kami no ke |
English Meaning | hair | hair |
These words don’t indicate “body hair.” These are used only for “head hair.”
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The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
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sentences.
The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
Japanese Sentence | その女の子は髪を伸ばしている。 |
Romaji Reading | Sono on’nanoko wa kami o nobashite iru. |
English Meaning | The girl is growing her hair. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | その女の子は髪を伸ばしています。 |
Romaji Reading | Sono on’nanoko wa kami o nobashite imasu. |
English Meaning | The girl is growing her hair. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 髪を切って、寄付した。 |
Romaji Reading | Kami o kitte, kifu shita. |
English Meaning | I cut my hair and donated it. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 髪を切って、寄付しました。 |
Romaji Reading | Kami o kitte, kifu shimashita. |
English Meaning | I cut my hair and donated it. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 彼は、髪の色をよく変える。 |
Romaji Reading | Kare wa, kami no iro o yoku kaeru. |
English Meaning | My boy friend often changes his hair color. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 彼は、髪の色をよく変えます。 |
Romaji Reading | Kare wa, kami no iro o yoku kaemasu. |
English Meaning | My boy friend often changes his hair color. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 木村さんに髪の毛を切ってもらった。 |
Romaji Reading | Kimura-san ni kaminoke o kitte moratta. |
English Meaning | I had Kimura-san cut my hair. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 木村さんに髪の毛を切ってもらいました。 |
Romaji Reading | Kimura-san ni kaminoke o kitte moraimashita. |
English Meaning | I had Kimura-san cut my hair. (Polite Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 森さんの髪の毛は、まっすぐで綺麗だ。 |
Romaji Reading | Mori-san no kaminoke wa, massugu de kireida. |
English Meaning | Mori-san’s hair is straight and beautiful. (Plain Form) |
Japanese Sentence | 森さんの髪の毛は、まっすぐで綺麗です。 |
Romaji Reading | Mori-san no kaminoke wa, massugu de kireidesu. |
English Meaning | Mori-san’s hair is straight and beautiful. (Polite Form) |