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髭
髭
17 strokes

Meanings

beard
mustache

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ひげ
くちひげ

Common Words

ひげ
髭
ヒゲ
鬚
髯
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #8649
1

In careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers

moustache; mustache; beard; whiskers; sideburns

Examples
お父さんがバスルームでひげを剃っている。
Dad is shaving in the bathroom.
2

whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); (chin) tuft

3

Finance; Usu. ヒゲ

shadow (on a candlestick chart)

無精ひげ
無精髭
不精髭
不精ひげ
ぶしょうひげ
Noun
Freq #29907
1

stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

髭面
ひげ面
ひげづら
Noun
Freq #30512
1

bearded face; unshaven face; hairy face

口ひげ
口髭
くちひげ
口髯
口鬚
Noun
Freq #32075
1

moustache; mustache

Examples
口髭は鼻の下にはえる。
A mustache grows on the upper lip.
あごひげ
顎髭
顎鬚
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #37729
1

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

Examples
あごひげが、ある為に彼は１０歳ほど実際よりふけてみえた。
His beard made him look older by ten years.
白髭
白ひげ
白鬚
しろひげ
Noun
Freq #49909
1

grey moustache; gray mustache

2

white beard

髭剃り
ひげ剃り
髭そり
ひげそり
Noun
Freq #71073
1

shaving; shaver

Examples
新しい髭剃りを買いました。
I bought a new shaver.
黒ひげ
黒髭
くろひげ
Noun
Freq #74604
1

black beard

2

Noh

noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin

ちょび髭
チョビ髭
ちょびひげ
Noun
Freq #77471
1

small mustache; short mustache

ひげもじゃ
髭もじゃ
鬚もじゃ
髯もじゃ
～の Adj.
Usually kana
Freq #81023
1

bearded

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