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VocabJLPT N2

moustache

Noun

Definitions

1. moustache
2. mustache
3. whiskers (on a cat, etc.)
4. shadow (on a candlestick chart)

This word refers to facial hair, including mustaches, beards, and whiskers. It can also describe the whiskers of animals like cats. You might hear it in everyday conversation when describing someone's appearance.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

At the dinner, I was careful not to get any sauce on my moustache.

Sentence 2

He says he's gained confidence since growing his moustache.

Sentence 3

I keep absentmindedly stroking my moustache — I really need to stop.

Sentence 4

In the quiet café, a man with a moustache was neatly folding his newspaper.

Sentence 5

The photo on my employee ID had such a thick moustache that ID verification took forever.