WORD DETAIL
毛髪
もうはつ
Examples
Included kanji
Study notes
1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning
- Structure: In
毛髪(もうはつ), hair毛and head hair髪combine to denote human hair collectively. - Basic usage:
毛髪is a relatively formal or medical collective term for hair growing on the human head.
2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions
- Hair as a collective formal term
- Its scope differs from all body hair or one individual strand.

