髪切

Japanese

Kanji in this term
髪 切
かみ
Grade: S 		きり
Grade: 2
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
髮切 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

By surface analysis, 髪(かみ) (kami, “hair”) + 切(きり) (kiri, “to cut”).

Noun

髪(かみ)切(きり) or 髪切(カミキリ) • (kamikiri) 

  1. (Japanese mythology) alternative form of 髪切り (kamikiri, “kamikiri, a kind of yokai”)
  2. ellipsis of 髪切虫 (kamikiri-mushi, “longhorn beetle”)

Derived terms

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