“Comb” in Japanese, Chinese and 18 more languages

In Japanese, “comb” is くし (kushi). In Chinese it is 梳子 (shū zi).

Japanese
くし

kushi

このくしは小さいです。

This comb is small.

Chinese (Simplified)
梳子

shū zi

这把梳子很小。

This comb is small.

Chinese counts it with the measure word 把: 一把梳子 means “one comb”.

“Comb” in 20 languages

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LanguageWordExample
Japanese くし kushi このくしは小さいです。
English comb /koʊm/ This comb is small.
Chinese (Simplified) 梳子 shū zi 这把梳子很小。
Chinese (Traditional) 梳子 shū zi 這把梳子很小。
Korean 빗 이 빗은 작아요.
Spanish peine Este peine es pequeño.
French peigne Ce peigne est petit.
German Kamm Dieser Kamm ist klein.
Italian pettine Questo pettine è piccolo.
Portuguese (Brazil) pente Este pente é pequeno.
Russian расчёска Эта расчёска маленькая.
Arabic مشط هذا المشط صغير.
Hindi कंघी यह कंघी छोटी है।
Indonesian sisir Sisir ini kecil.
Vietnamese lược Chiếc lược này nhỏ.
Thai หวี หวีอันนี้เล็ก
Turkish tarak Bu tarak küçük.
Dutch kam Deze kam is klein.
Swedish kam Den här kammen är liten.
Polish grzebień Ten grzebień jest mały.