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    3. 断髪

    断髪

    断だん髪ぱつ

    cutting of hair (to a short length)

    KMT10News #45+1Fashion & BeautyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    だんぱつ

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    cutting of hair (to a short length), haircutting

    Noun

    2.
    bobbed hair, bob

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    彼かの女じょは断だん髪ぱつしました。

    She got a haircut.

    KMT5Fashion & BeautyDaily Life
    1920年ねん代だいには、断だん髪ぱつスタイルが非ひ常じょうに人にん気きになりました。

    The bob haircut became very popular in the 1920s.

    KMT9Fashion & BeautyHistory
    卒そつ業ぎょう後ご、彼かの女じょは長ながい髪かみを断だん髪ぱつすることに決きめました。

    After graduating, she decided to cut her long hair short.

    KMT10Fashion & BeautyEducation
    ある文ぶん化かでは、断だん髪ぱつは新あらたな始はじまりを象しょう徴ちょうすることがあります。

    In some cultures, cutting one's hair short can symbolize a new beginning.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsFashion & Beauty
    彼かれはさっぱりと断だん髪ぱつするために理り髪はつ店てんに行いきました。

    He went to the barber for a clean, short haircut.

    KMT10Fashion & BeautyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    断
    た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)
    severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)
    髪
    かみ…(3)
    hair of the head
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