1.
electric razor; electric shaver
A razor powered by electricity, used for shaving facial hair or body hair without a blade directly touching the skin.
電気剃刀 is the full Japanese term, but the loanword シェーバー (from English "shaver") is more commonly used in everyday conversation and advertising. In product names, 電気シェーバー and 電動シェーバー are also common.
Common collocations
- 電気剃刀の替刃 — replacement blade for an electric razor
- 防水電気剃刀 — waterproof electric razor
- 回転式電気剃刀 — rotary electric razor
Similar words
- シェーバー — shaver (loanword; more common in daily speech)
- 剃刀 — razor (manual, non-electric)
- T字カミソリ — safety razor; T-shaped razor