Meanings
Noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
3. down; plumage; feathers
Alt. forms
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (44 in total)
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
Edo period inspection of rice plants
crab louse (Pthirus pubis); crab lice; pubic louse; pubic lice
butt hair; buttock hair; ass hair
pubic hair
hair (of the head)
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
hair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii)
fur-lined
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
tips of one's hair; hair ends
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
antipathy; prejudice
pore (of the skin)
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
body hair
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
hairy; furry
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
fine, soft hair
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
pubic hair
pubic hair
bundle of hair; hair tuft
just a hair
(hair) tweezers; nippers
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
fleece lining
single, long white (or translucent) body hair (said to bring good luck according to folklore)
flock; (bits of) down
feather duster
Pele's hair (threads of volcanic glass formed in mid-air)
brush for dusting off clothes
fur hat; wool hat
stone for cutting one's pubic hair (in public baths)(Edo period)
small animal with soft fur
Examples (7 in total)
The skin of animals is covered with hair.
Tom shaved his legs.
African elephants have less hair than Asian elephants.