脱毛(だつもう)

だつもう
noun
hair removal; depilation; hair loss
healthappearance
1. hair removal; depilation
The deliberate removal of body hair using various methods such as shaving, waxing, or laser treatment.
脱毛(だつもう)サロンに通(かよ)う。
I go to a hair removal salon.
夏(なつ)の前(まえ)に脱毛(だつもう)を始(はじ)めた。
I started hair removal before summer.
レーザー脱毛(だつもう)は痛(いた)みが少(すく)ないと言(い)われている。
Laser hair removal is said to involve little pain.
2. hair loss; alopecia
The involuntary loss or shedding of hair, often as a medical symptom or side effect of treatment.
抗(こう)がん剤(ざい)の副作用(ふくさよう)で脱毛(だつもう)した。
I lost my hair as a side effect of anticancer drugs.
ストレスが原因(げんいん)で脱毛(だつもう)が起(お)きることがある。
Hair loss can occur due to stress.
治療(ちりょう)が終(お)わってから数(すう)か月(げつ)で脱毛(だつもう)の症状(しょうじょう)は改善(かいぜん)した。
The hair loss symptoms improved a few months after the treatment ended.

A compound of 脱(だつ) (removal, shedding) and 毛(もう) (hair). This word covers two distinct meanings: the cosmetic procedure of deliberately removing body hair, and the medical condition of involuntary hair loss.

In modern Japan, 脱毛(だつもう) most commonly refers to cosmetic hair removal, which is widely practiced. Hair removal salons are ubiquitous in urban areas and cater to both women and men.

Common collocations

  • 脱毛(だつもう)サロン: hair removal salon
  • レーザー脱毛(だつもう): laser hair removal
  • 医療(いりょう)脱毛(だつもう): medical hair removal
  • 全身(ぜんしん)脱毛(だつもう): full-body hair removal
  • 脱毛(だつもう)クリーム: depilatory cream
  • 脱毛(だつもう)症(しょう): alopecia (the medical condition)

Similar words

  • 除毛(じょもう): hair removal (surface-level only, e.g., shaving or cream; does not destroy the follicle)
  • 剃毛(ていもう): shaving body hair (specifically with a razor)
  • 薄毛(うすげ): thinning hair

Related Words

Compare: 除毛(じょもう) (hair removal (surface-level only, e.g.…)
Compare: 薄毛(うすげ) (thinning hair)
Related: 禿(は)げる (to go bald)
Related: 体毛(たいもう) (body hair)
Compare: 禿(はげ) (baldness)
Compare: 抜(ぬ)け毛(げ) (hair loss)
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