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.
She is good at haircutting.
That hair cutter has a good reputation.
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.
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
I found a long-horned beetle in the garden.
kamikiri (mythical creature that cuts hair)
In Japanese folklore, a yōkai that secretly cuts people's hair, often associated with pranks or supernatural encounters.
The hair-cutting done by courtesans in the Edo period was a proof of genuine feelings.
The kamikiri is said to appear at night and cut the hair of sleeping people.
髪切り虫 is the full term for long-horned beetle; 髪切り is a common abbreviation.
Standard kanji spelling for this word.
Compound of 髪 (かみ, 'hair') and 切り (きり, 'cutting', from 切る). The mythical creature sense is a direct nominalization of the action of cutting hair. The beetle sense is an abbreviation of 髪切り虫, named for its strong mandibles that can cut hair-like fibers.