理髪師

See also: 理髮師

Japanese

Kanji in this term
理	髪	師
り Grade: 2	はつ Grade: S	し Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
理髮師 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

理髪(りはつ) (rihatsu, “haircutting”) + 師(し) (-shi, “-ist; expert”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) りはつし [rìhátsúꜜshì] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
(Tokyo) りはつし [rìháꜜtsùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɾʲiha̠t͡sɨɕi]

Noun

理(り)髪(はつ)師(し) • (rihatsushi)

barber (profession)

Usage notes

The synonym 床屋(とこや) (tokoya) is usually used in conversation.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (2016), NHK日本語発音アクセント新辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN