け
Meanings
Noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
3. down; plumage; feathers
Pitch accent
け
Used in vocabulary (52 in total)
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
hair (on the head); (a) hair
Edo-period inspection of rice plants
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)
antipathy; prejudice
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
grooming oneself (esp. animals); mutual grooming (e.g. monkeys); social grooming; personal grooming
woollen fabric; woollen cloth
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
damn Westerner
bundle of hair; hair tuft
coat (of hair or fur); lie of (dog's) hair; type; sort; lineage; breeding
pore (of the skin)
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
body hair
hairy; furry
horsehair crab (Erimacrus isenbeckii); hairy crab
(artificial) fly; fly lure
pubic hair
keyari; long, feathered ornamental spear carried at the head of a daimyo's procession
flock; (bits of) down
tips of one's hair; hair ends
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
fine, soft hair
hair; hairline; minor details; comb lines in hair; comb tracks
pubic hair
pubic hair
glossy hair; glossy fur; glossy coat (on an animal)
slight amount; just a hair; (lit.) hair of a rabbit
hairy legs
(hair) tweezers; nippers
damn Westerner; (lit.) hairy foreigner
crab louse (Pthirus pubis); crab lice; pubic louse; pubic lice
fleece lining
single, long white (or translucent) body hair (said to bring good luck according to folklore)
feather duster
feather duster
fur-lined
Pele's hair (threads of volcanic glass formed in mid-air)
brush for dusting off clothes
fur hat; wool hat
buttock hair
shearing; cutting hair or wool
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.