理 髪 店(りはつてん)

りはつてん

noun

barbershop, barber's shop

1. barbershop, barber's shop

A shop where men's hair is cut and styled, and shaving services may be offered. The formal term for a barber's establishment.

理髪店(りはつてん)で髪(かみ)を切(き)ってもらった。

I had my hair cut at the barbershop.

この理髪店(りはつてん)は三(さん)代(だい)続(つづ)いている。

This barbershop has been in the family for three generations.

昔(むかし)ながらの理髪店(りはつてん)が少(すく)なくなった。

Old-fashioned barbershops have become rare.

理髪店(りはつてん) is the formal term for a barbershop.

SERVICES OFFERED:

散髪(さんぱつ) / カット (haircut)
シャンプー (shampoo)
顔(かお)そり (face shaving)
髭(ひげ)そり (beard shaving)

SYNONYMS:

床屋(とこや): barbershop (colloquial, more common in casual speech)
理容店(りようてん): barber shop (formal)
理容室(りようしつ): barber shop/salon

CONTRAST:

理髪店(りはつてん): barbershop (traditionally for men)
美容院(びよういん): beauty salon (traditionally for women)

CULTURAL NOTE:
Traditional Japanese barbershops often display a red, white, and blue striped barber pole (サインポール) outside, similar to Western barbershops.

Related Words

Contrast: 美容院(びよういん) (beauty salon)

Related: 散髪(さんぱつ) (haircut)

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Added 2026.1.17 18:44 · Revised 2026.6.29 9:19

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