Illustration: At the entrance of a small neighborhood barbershop, a barber draws a comb through a child's stubborn fringe. The comb is clearly visible sideways, showing its narrow spine and single row of evenly spaced teeth, with strands of hair passing between them.

くし

kushi

comb

Example sentences

外出がいしゅつする前まえに髪かみを櫛くしでときなさい。
Comb your hair before you go out.
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これは木きのくしです。
This is a wooden comb.
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彼かれはわざわざ髪かみにくしをかけたりしない。
He doesn’t bother to comb his hair.
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