髪かみ切きり

noun

haircutting; hair cutter

Refers to the act of cutting hair or a person who cuts hair. Can be used for a hairdresser or barber, though more specific terms like 美容師 or 理容師 are common.

• 彼かの女じょは髪かみ切きりが上手じょうずだ。

  She is good at haircutting.

• あの髪かみ切きりは評ひょう判ばんがいい。

  That hair cutter has a good reputation.

noun

prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show genuine feelings

Dated term from the Edo period referring to a courtesan's gesture of cutting a patron's hair as a sign of sincere affection.

• 江え戸ど時じ代だいの遊ゆう女じょが行おこなった髪かみ切きりは、本ほん気きの証あかしだった。

  The hair-cutting done by courtesans in the Edo period was a proof of genuine feelings.

noun

long-horned beetle

Abbreviation of 髪切り虫 (かみきりむし), a common name for long-horned beetles (family Cerambycidae). Used in casual or colloquial contexts.

See also: カミキリムシ

• 庭にわで髪かみ切きりを見みつけた。

  I found a long-horned beetle in the garden.

noun

kamikiri (mythical creature that cuts hair)

In Japanese folklore, a yōkai that secretly cuts people's hair, often associated with pranks or supernatural encounters.

• 髪かみ切きりは夜よ中なかに現あらわれて、寝ねている人ひとの髪かみを切きるという。

  The kamikiri is said to appear at night and cut the hair of sleeping people.