Japanese symbol for “haircut”
散髪
さんぱつ
Romaji: sanpatsu
(having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
In Japanese, haircut is 散髪, read さんぱつ (sanpatsu).
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, vi, vs (having a) haircut; hair-cutting; hair-dressing
- n messy hair; untied hair; unkempt hair
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “haircut”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 理髪 | りはつ rihatsu | haircut |
| 刈り込み | かりこみ karikomi | haircut; pruning |
| カット | カット katto | haircut |
| 調髪 | ちょうはつ chouhatsu | haircut; barbering |
| ヘアカット | ヘアカット heakatto | haircut; hairdo |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 解散 | かいさん kaisan | breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd) |
| 散歩 | さんぽ sanpo | walk; stroll |
| 分散 | ぶんさん bunsan | dispersion; breakup; scattering |
| 拡散 | かくさん kakusan | spreading; disseminating; scattering |
| 散々 | さんざん sanzan | thoroughly; completely; utterly |
| 発散 | はっさん hassan | emission; emanation; radiation |
| 髪の毛 | かみのけ kaminoke | hair (on the head); (a) hair |
| 髪型 | かみがた kamigata | hair style; coiffure; hairdo |
See also: Chinese symbol for “haircut”.
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.