1.
hair dye; hair coloring; the act of dyeing hair
Refers to both the product used to color hair and the act of dyeing one's hair. A compound of 髪 (hair) and 染め (dyeing).
髪染めを買う。
To buy hair dye.
自宅で髪染めをした。
I dyed my hair at home.
白髪が増えてきたので、���染めを使い始めた。
Since my gray hairs have been increasing, I started using hair dye.
A straightforward compound noun. Can refer to both the hair dye product and the activity of dyeing hair.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 髪染めをする: to dye one's hair
- 白髪染め: gray hair dye
- 市販の髪染め: store-bought hair dye
- 髪を染める: to dye one's hair (verb form)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- ヘアカラー: hair color — the most common commercial term; often preferred in advertising
- 毛染め: hair dye — an older, less common synonym
- 白髪染め: gray hair dye — specifically for covering gray/white hair
CULTURAL NOTE:
In Japan, many schools and workplaces have rules about hair color. 黒染め (dyeing hair back to black) is sometimes required of students who have dyed their hair.