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カットハウス (kattohausu) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カットハウス

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Meanings

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beauty parlor; beauty salon

Wasei-eigo from 'cut house'; refers to a hair salon or beauty parlor, often a small local shop.

wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from cut house

駅えき前まえに新あたらしいカットハウスができた

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A new beauty parlor opened in front of the station.

カットハウスで髪かみを切きってもらった。

I got my hair cut at the beauty parlor.

Related words

美び容よう院いん
美容院 is the standard Japanese word for a beauty salon, while カットハウス is a wasei-eigo term often used for smaller, casual hair-cutting shops.
理り髪はつ店てん
理髪店 is a barbershop, typically for men, whereas カットハウス is unisex and focuses on cutting and styling.

Built from

カット+ハウス

Written forms

カット・ハウス
- カットハウス
  Variant with interpunct, sometimes seen in signs or stylized writing.
- カット・ハウス

Etymology

Wasei-eigo from English 'cut' + 'house', coined in Japan to mean a hair salon or beauty parlor.