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kanzashi

kanzashi noun: an ornamental hairpin; hair ornament.

kanzashi: an ornamental hairpin; hair ornament
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Noun

kanzashi (plural kanzashi or kanzashis)

  1. An ornamental hairpin; hair ornament.

Forms of kanzashi

pluralkanzashi
pluralkanzashis

Origin of kanzashi

Borrowed from Japanese 簪 (kanzashi).

Questions about kanzashi

What does kanzashi mean?
Kanzashi means an ornamental hairpin; hair ornament.
What part of speech is kanzashi?
Kanzashi is a noun.
What is the plural of kanzashi?
The plural of kanzashi is kanzashi.

Words near kanzashi in the dictionary

  1. Kanyed
  2. Kanyeing
  3. Kanyen'kéha
  4. Kanyes
  5. Kanzaki
  6. kanzashi
  7. kanzashis
  8. Kanzler
  9. Kanzlers
  10. kanzo
  11. kanzonol

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