How to say "moustache" in Japanese

• ひげJLPT N4approx.Common
  nounThe common, general word for facial hair, covering moustache, beard and whiskers; usually written in kana alone. It does not by itself specify a moustache, so use 口ひげ when you need to be specific.
  お父とうさんがバスルームでひげを剃そっている。↗

  Dad is shaving in the bathroom.
• 口ひげくちひげ
  nounThe specific word for a moustache, the hair on the upper lip. Use it when ひげ alone would be ambiguous; it is less common than ひげ but precise.
  口髭くちひげは鼻はなの下したにはえる。↗

  A mustache grows on the upper lip.
• 鼻ひげはなひげ
  nounA colloquial, less common word for a moustache, meaning the same as 口ひげ. Fine in casual speech, but in neutral contexts 口ひげ is the safer choice.

Use 「ひげ」 for facial hair in general, including a moustache; use 「口ひげ」 when you need to say moustache specifically; 「鼻ひげ」 is a colloquial, less common alternative with the same meaning as 「口ひげ」.

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• ひげmoustache
• 口ひげくちひげmoustache
• 鼻ひげはなひげmoustache