ひげ
Meanings
Noun
1. moustache; mustache; beard; whiskers; sideburns; facial hair (Usually kana, in careful usage 髭 for moustache, 鬚 for beard, 髯 for (cheek) whiskers)
2. whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); (chin) tuft (Usually kana)
3. shadow (on a candlestick chart) (Usually kana, usu. ヒゲ)
Other spellings
髭
Other readings
Kanji in other spellings
Pitch accent
ひげ
Used in vocabulary
Examples16
お父さん
Dad is shaving in the bathroom.
私の
My beard grows quickly.
この
The manager of this store is growing a beard.
髭
I cut myself shaving.
出かける
I've got to shave before leaving.
ひげ
Please shave my beard.