also: ぴあしんぐ
noun
Refers to body piercing, the jewelry itself, or the act of piercing. A straightforward loanword from English.
彼女は耳に新しいピアッシングを開けた。
She got a new piercing in her ear.
このピアッシングはチタン製です。
This piercing jewelry is made of titanium.
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'piercing'.
Alternate spelling without the small ッ; less common but still encountered.
ピアス is the more common term for 'earring' or 'pierced earring', while ピアッシング emphasizes the act or the body jewelry in a broader sense.
Borrowed from English 'piercing'.