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.
毎朝電気剃刀で髭を剃る。
I shave my beard with an electric razor every morning.
父の誕生日に電気剃刀をプレゼントした。
I gave my father an electric razor for his birthday.
電気剃刀は肌に優しいので、敏感肌の人にも向いている。
Electric razors are gentle on the skin, so they are suitable even for people with sensitive 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