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ヘアカット (heakatto) Japanese meaning: haircut | Kotomora

ヘアカット

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Meanings

1

haircut; hairdo

Common loanword for a haircut or hairstyle, used in everyday contexts like salons.

新あたらしいヘアカット、とても似に合あってるよ。

Related words

散さん髪ぱつ
散髪 is a more traditional Japanese word for haircut, often used for men's haircuts or in barber shops, while ヘアカット is a modern loanword used broadly for both men and women.
カット
カット alone can mean 'cut' in various contexts (hair, film, etc.), while ヘアカット specifically refers to hair cutting.

Built from

ヘア+カット

Etymology

Your new haircut really suits you.

美び容よう院いんでヘアカットをお願ねがいした。

I asked for a haircut at the beauty salon.

Loanword from English 'haircut', adopted into Japanese with katakana spelling.