noun
mohawk; mohican hairstyle
Refers to the hairstyle where the sides of the head are shaved, leaving a strip of longer hair in the middle. モヒカン is a loanword from English 'mohican'.
彼は夏にモヒカン刈りにした。
He got a mohawk for the summer.
パンクバンドのボーカルはよくモヒカン刈りをしている。
The vocalist of the punk band often sports a mohawk.
坊主刈り is a buzz cut or shaved head, while モヒカン刈り leaves a central strip of hair.
ソフトモヒカン is a softer, less extreme version of the mohawk, with shorter sides but not completely shaved.
From English 'mohican' (a variant of 'mohawk') + 刈り (cutting, cropping). The spelling モヒカン reflects the English pronunciation.