髪の毛

How to remember it

髪 (hair) + の + 毛 (strand) — literally 'hairs of the head', specifying scalp hair.

Example sentences

• 髪の毛が長くなりすぎた。

  かみのけがながくなりすぎた。

  My hair has grown too long.

• 朝、髪の毛をとかす。

  あさ、かみのけをとかす。

  I comb my hair in the morning.

Usage

More specific than 髪 alone; refers to the individual strands of scalp hair.

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