Japanese symbol for “beautician”
美容師
びようし
Romaji: biyoushi
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
In Japanese, beautician is 美容師, read びようし (biyoushi).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “beautician”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美容家 | びようか biyouka | (highly-experienced) beautician; cosmetologist |
| 理美容師 | りびようし ribiyoushi | hairdresser; beautician; cosmetician |
| ヘアメークアーティスト | ヘアメークアーティスト heameekuaatisuto | hair and makeup artist; beautician; hair-dresser |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美しい | うつくしい utsukushii | beautiful; pretty; lovely |
| 美人 | びじん bijin | beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle |
| 美術 | びじゅつ bijutsu | art; fine arts |
| 美術館 | びじゅつかん bijutsukan | art museum; art gallery |
| 美容 | びよう biyou | beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance |
| 美女 | びじょ bijo | beautiful woman |
| 内容 | ないよう naiyou | contents; content; substance |
| 容易 | ようい youi | easy; simple; plain |
| 教師 | きょうし kyoushi | teacher; instructor |
See also: Chinese symbol for “beautician”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.