(しらがぞ)

しらがぞめ
noun
hair dye for gray hair; gray hair coloring
1. hair dye for gray/white hair; the act of dyeing gray hair
A product or process specifically for coloring gray or white hair. Distinct from fashion hair coloring, which is done for style rather than to cover aging.
白髪染(しらがぞ)めを()った。
I bought gray hair dye.
(はは)(つき)一度(いちど)白髪染(しらがぞ)めをしている。
My mother dyes her gray hair once a month.
市販(しはん)白髪染(しらがぞ)めは種類(しゅるい)(おお)くて、どれを(えら)べばいいか(まよ)う。
There are so many types of commercial gray hair dye that it's hard to choose.

A compound of 白髪(しらが) (gray/white hair) and ()め (dyeing). Refers specifically to products and the act of dyeing gray hair, as opposed to fashion hair coloring done by younger people.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 白髪染(しらがぞ)めをする: to dye one's gray hair
  • 市販(しはん)白髪染(しらがぞ)め: commercial gray hair dye
  • 白髪染(しらがぞ)めトリートメント: gray hair coloring treatment
  • 自宅(じたく)白髪染(しらがぞ)め: at-home gray hair dyeing

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • ヘアカラー: hair color — general term for hair dyeing, including fashion colors
  • 毛染(けぞ)め: hair dyeing — a general term for dyeing hair of any color
  • 白髪(しらが): gray/white hair — the hair itself, not the dyeing process