noun
shearing; cutting hair or wool
Refers to the act of cutting hair or wool, especially of animals like sheep. Can also be used for cutting human hair in a rough or agricultural context.
羊の毛刈りは春に行われる。
Sheep shearing is done in spring.
毛刈りの道具を準備する。
Prepare the shearing tools.
散髪 is the standard term for a human haircut, while 毛刈り often implies shearing animals or a rough, agricultural cutting of hair.
Compound of 毛 (ke, 'hair, fur, wool') and 刈り (kari, 'cutting, mowing', the noun form of 刈る).