# 髪 — Hair

Frequency rank 887 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 診 (Diagnose), less common than 腰 (Waist).

- On’yomi: はつ
- Kun’yomi: かみ
- Radical: 髟 Hair (Kangxi 190)
- Frequency path: Level VII of XX

The hair radical on top flows down to meet a friend below — your friend reaches up to touch your flowing hair.

In words:

- 髪 かみ — hair
- 髪の毛 かみのけ — hair (head)
- 白髪 しらが — white or grey hair,trendy hair bleaching

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