震しん災さい刈かり

noun

undercut hairstyle

Jocular term for an undercut hairstyle, popularized after the 1923 Great Kantō Earthquake. The name plays on the idea of a 'disaster cut' because the style was seen as a drastic change. Compare with ツーブロック (two-block), a more common modern term for a similar style.

See also: ツーブロック

• あの俳はい優ゆうは震しん災さい刈かりにしてからイメージが変かわった。

  That actor's image changed after he got an undercut.

• 昔むかし、震しん災さい刈かりはモボの象しょう徴ちょうだったらしい。

  Apparently, the undercut was a symbol of modern boys back in the day.