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美容院 (びよういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
beauty salon ; hairdressing salon ; beauty parlor
A place where people go for haircuts, styling, coloring, and similar beauty-related services. In everyday use it often refers specifically to a hair salon.
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I got my hair cut at a hair salon.
Kanji 院 Inst., institution, temple Similar words 美び 容よう 室しつ Very close in meaning and often interchangeable with 美容院; 美容室 can sound a little more like an individual salon or studio.
理り 髪はつ 店てん A barber shop, especially associated with haircutting and shaving services; 美容院 is broader and more associated with hair styling and beauty services.
床とこ 屋や Casual everyday word for a barber shop; less formal than 理髪店 and not the usual word for a beauty salon.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound: 美容 means beauty care or beautification, and 院 means an institution, building, or establishment. Together 美容院 denotes an establishment for beauty and hairdressing services.
