Word details

産毛

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 産毛.

Dictionary

Entry

産毛うぶ毛生毛ぶげNounFreq #32216
1

downy hair; down; vellus hair; peach fuzz; fluff

Examples
孵化後まもないヒナは、産毛が濡れていますが、2時間もすると乾いてフワフワになります。
The down of chicks that have just hatched is damp, but after two hours it dries out and becomes fluffy.
2

lanugo

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property

11 strokesFrequency 161JLPT N3Grade 4

On

サン

Kun

う.むう.まれるうぶ-む.す

Nanori

もと

fur, hair, feather, down

4 strokesFrequency 1,179JLPT N2Grade 2

On

モウ

Kun

Nanori

めん

life, genuine, birth

5 strokesFrequency 29JLPT N4Grade 1

On

セイショウ

Kun

い.きるい.かすい.けるう.まれるうま.れるう.まれうまれう.むお.うは.えるは.やすなまなま-な.るな.すむ.す-う

Nanori

あさいきいくいけうぶうまいおいぎゅうくるみごせじょうすぎそうちるなばにうにゅうもうよいりゅう

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