noun
A shop where a barber cuts hair, shaves beards, and provides related grooming services. Often distinguished from 美容室 (beauty salon) which focuses on styling and perms.
駅前に新しい理容室ができた。
A new barbershop opened in front of the station.
父は毎月同じ理容室に通っている。
My father goes to the same barbershop every month.
床屋 is a more casual and traditional term for a barbershop, often with a slightly old-fashioned feel, whereas 理容室 is the modern, formal term.
Compound of 理容 (riyō, 'barbering, hairdressing') and 室 (shitsu, 'room, shop'). The term 理容 is itself a compound of 理 (ri, 'arrange, manage') and 容 (yō, 'appearance, form').