Translation guide
The English word 'mohican' can refer to a Native American tribe, a hairstyle, or a person from that tribe. In Japanese, different terms are used depending on the meaning.
Referring to the punk hairstyle where the sides are shaved and a strip of longer hair runs from front to back.
The most common term for the mohawk/mohican hairstyle in Japanese. It is a loanword from English.
彼は髪をモヒカンにしている。
He has a mohican hairstyle.
Literally 'mohican cut', this explicitly refers to the haircut style.
Referring to the Native American Mohican tribe or a member of it.
The standard term for the Mohican tribe. '族' means tribe or people.
モヒカン族はアメリカ先住民の一部族だ。
The Mohican tribe is a Native American tribe.
The mohican cut is part of punk fashion.
Refers to a softer, less extreme version of the mohican hairstyle, often with shorter sides but not fully shaved.
最近はソフトモヒカンが流行っている。
Soft mohicans are popular lately.
Refers to a Mohican person. '人' means person.
彼はモヒカン人の子孫だ。
He is a descendant of the Mohican people.