体毛(たいもう)

たいもう
noun
body hair
1. body hair
Hair that grows on the human body, excluding head hair and facial hair. Includes arm hair, leg hair, chest hair, etc.
体毛(たいもう)が濃(こ)い。
I have thick body hair.
体毛(たいもう)の処理(しょり)にはいろいろな方法(ほうほう)がある。
There are various methods for removing body hair.
人間(にんげん)の体毛(たいもう)は進化(しんか)の過程(かてい)で薄(うす)くなったと言(い)われている。
It is said that human body hair became thinner in the process of evolution.

Composed of 体(たい) (body) and 毛(もう) (hair, fur). A neutral, slightly formal term. In everyday conversation, people more often refer to specific types of body hair.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 体毛(たいもう)が濃(こ)い: to have thick/dense body hair
  • 体毛(たいもう)が薄(うす)い: to have thin/sparse body hair
  • 体毛(たいもう)の処理(しょり): body hair removal
  • 体毛(たいもう)を剃(そ)る: to shave body hair

RELATED TERMS:

  • 髪(かみ)の毛(け): head hair
  • 毛(け): hair (general, native Japanese word)
  • むだ毛(げ): unwanted hair — the term commonly used in beauty/grooming contexts
  • 脱毛(だつもう): hair removal, depilation
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