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Hair, skin and nails

Word sets, Stage 4chunk 28 of 33Body

Lets you talk about grooming and how skin looks.

Mix-ups kami no ke and kami are the same hair; ke alone is body hair.

kami no ke

hair; a hair

Same hair as kami but more concrete, often single hairs or hair that has fallen out.

casual

suupu ni kami no ke haitteru

There's a hair in the soup.

スープに髪の毛入ってる

polite

suupu ni kami no ke ga haitte imasu

There's a hair in the soup.

スープに髪の毛が入っています

Written 髪の毛 · かみのけRank #3658 in 3,030 TV dramas

hada

skin

Mostly about how skin looks or feels.

The doctor's word for skin is hifu.

casual

hada kirei da ne

Your skin is so nice.

肌きれいだね

polite

hada ga kirei desu ne

Your skin is lovely.

肌がきれいですね

Written 肌 · はだRank #2768 in 3,030 TV dramas

tsume

nail; claw

Nail clippers are tsumekiri.

casual

tsume nobite kita, kiranakya

My nails have grown, I need to cut them.

爪伸びてきた、切らなきゃ

polite

tsume ga nobita node kirimasu

My nails have grown, so I'll cut them.

爪が伸びたので切ります

Written 爪 · つめRank #4532 in 3,030 TV dramas