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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.
白髪染めを買った。
I bought gray hair dye.
母は月に一度白髪染めをしている。
My mother dyes her gray hair once a month.
市販の白髪染めは種類が多くて、どれを選べばいいか迷う。
There are so many types of commercial gray hair dye that it's hard to choose.
A compound of 白髪 (gray/white hair) and 染め (dyeing). Refers specifically to products and the act of dyeing gray hair, as opposed to fashion hair coloring done by younger people.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 白髪染めをする: to dye one's gray hair
- 市販の白髪染め: commercial gray hair dye
- 白髪染めトリートメント: gray hair coloring treatment
- 自宅で白髪染め: at-home gray hair dyeing
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ヘアカラー: hair color — general term for hair dyeing, including fashion colors
- 毛染め: hair dyeing — a general term for dyeing hair of any color
- 白髪: gray/white hair — the hair itself, not the dyeing process