# Get Your Dream Haircut in Japan! Easy Phrases for Your First Salon Visit ๐โโ๏ธ๐ฏ๐ต
Hello everyone! This is your teacher from **Samurai Japan**. Are you living in Japan or planning to move there soon? One of the most exciting (and sometimes nerve-wracking!) experiences is going to a Japanese hair salon. Japanese stylists are famous for their amazing skills and “Omotenashi” (hospitality), but many students worry about how to explain their desired style.
็ใใใใใใซใกใฏ๏ผ**Samurai Japan**ใฎๅ ็ใงใใๆฅๆฌใซไฝใใงใใๆนใใใใใฏใใใใๆฅๆฌใซไฝใไบๅฎใฎๆนใฏใใพใใ๏ผๆฅๆฌใฎ็พๅฎน้ขใซ่กใใฎใฏใใจใฆใใฏใฏใฏใฏใใ็ต้จใงใใใๅฐใ็ทๅผตใใใพใใใญใๆฅๆฌใฎ็พๅฎนๅธซใใใฏๆ่กใ้ซใใใใใใฆใชใใใฎๅฟใ็ด ๆดใใใใงใใใ่ชๅใฎใใใ้ซชๅใใฉใไผใใใฐใใใไธๅฎใซๆใๅญฆ็ใใใๅคใใงใใ
In this guide, we will learn simple Japanese phrases that will help you get the perfect haircut without any stress. Letโs make your dream hairstyle a reality!
ใใฎใฌใคใใงใฏใในใใฌในใชใ็ๆณใฎ้ซชๅใๆใซๅ ฅใใใใใฎ็ฐกๅใชๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใใฌใผใบใๅญฆใณใพใใใใชใใฎ็ๆณใฎใใขในใฟใคใซใไธ็ทใซๅฎ็พใใพใใใ๏ผ
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### 1. Booking Your Appointment (Yoyaku) | ไบ็ด ๐
In Japan, most salons require an appointment. While online booking sites like “Hot Pepper Beauty” are popular, sometimes you might need to speak to someone or enter information in Japanese.
ๆฅๆฌใงใฏใใปใจใใฉใฎ็พๅฎน้ขใไบ็ดๅถใงใใใใใใใใใใผใใฅใผใใฃใผใใฎใใใชใชใณใฉใคใณไบ็ดใตใคใใไบบๆฐใงใใใๆใซใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใง่ฉฑใใใใๆ ๅ ฑใๅ ฅๅใใใใใๅฟ ่ฆใใใใพใใ
๐ก ๅ ็ใฎใใคใณใ (Teacher’s Tip):
Many salons in Japan offer a “New Customer Discount” (Shinki-wari). Don’t forget to check for coupons online!
ๆฅๆฌใฎๅคใใฎ็พๅฎน้ขใซใฏใๆฐ่ฆๅฒๅผใใใใใพใใใชใณใฉใคใณใงใฏใผใใณใใใงใใฏใใใฎใๅฟใใชใใงใใ ใใใญ๏ผ
| English | Japanese (Romaji) | Japanese (Kanji/Kana) |
|---|---|---|
| I’d like to make a reservation. | Yoyaku o shitai desu. | ไบ็ดใใใใใงใใ |
| For today at 3 PM. | Kyล no san-ji ni. | ไปๆฅใฎ3ๆใซใ |
| Only a haircut, please. | Katto dake onegaishimasu. | ใซใใใ ใใ้กใใใพใใ |
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### 2. At the Reception | ๅไปใง ๐
When you arrive, the staff will greet you. Simply tell them your name and your appointment time.
ใๅบใซๅฐ็ใใใจใในใฟใใใๆจๆถใใฆใใใพใใ่ชๅใฎๅๅใจไบ็ดใฎๆ้ใไผใใพใใใใ
“Hello! I have a reservation at 2 o’clock. My name is [Name].”
ใใใใซใกใฏ๏ผ2ๆใซไบ็ดใใ[ๅๅ]ใงใใใ (Konnichiwa! Ni-ji ni yoyaku shita [Name] desu.)
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### 3. Explaining Your Desired Style | ้ซชๅใฎไผใๆน โจ
This is the most important part! If you aren’t confident in your Japanese, the best way is to **bring a photo**.
ใใใไธ็ชๅคงๅใชใจใใใงใ๏ผๆฅๆฌ่ชใซ่ชไฟกใใชใๅ ดๅใฏใ**ๅ็ใๆใฃใฆใใ**ใฎใไธ็ช่ฏใๆนๆณใงใใ
| What you want to say | Japanese Phrase |
|---|---|
| Please make it like this photo. | Kono shashin no yล ni shite kudasai. (ใใฎๅ็ใฎใใใซใใฆใใ ใใใ) |
| Please cut about 3cm. | San-senchi kurai kitte kudasai. (3ใปใณใใใใๅใฃใฆใใ ใใใ) |
| Please thin it out. | Suite kudasai. (็ฉบใใฆใใ ใใใ) |
| Please cut my bangs. | Maegami o kitte kudasai. (ๅ้ซชใๅใฃใฆใใ ใใใ) |
๐ก Useful Vocabulary (ๅ่ช):
- Katto (ใซใใ) – Cut
- Karฤ (ใซใฉใผ) – Color
- Pฤma (ใใผใ) – Perm
- Mijikaku (็ญใ) – Short
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### 4. During the Service | ๆฝ่กไธญใซ ๐โโ๏ธ
The stylist might ask you questions like “Is the water temperature okay?” or “Does it itch anywhere?”
็พๅฎนๅธซใใใฏใใใๆนฏใฎๆธฉๅบฆใฏๅคงไธๅคซใงใใ๏ผใใใ็ใใจใใใฏใใใพใใใ๏ผใใจใใฃใ่ณชๅใใใใใจใใใใพใใ
If everything is fine, you can say:
“It’s okay.” / “Daijลbu desu.” (ๅคงไธๅคซใงใใ)
If you want them to change something:
“A little more, please.” / “Mล sukoshi onegaishimasu.” (ใใๅฐใใ้กใใใพใใ)
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### 5. Payment and Leaving | ใไผ่จใจ้ๅบ ๐ณ
After you are happy with your new look, it’s time to pay. Most salons accept credit cards, but smaller ones might be cash-only.
ๆฐใใ้ซชๅใซๆบ่ถณใใใใใไผ่จใฎๆ้ใงใใใปใจใใฉใฎ็พๅฎน้ขใงใฏใฌใธใใใซใผใใไฝฟใใพใใใๅฐใใชใๅบใงใฏ็พ้ใฎใฟใฎๅ ดๅใใใใพใใ
“How much is it?”
ใใใใใใงใใ๏ผใ (O-ikura desu ka?)
“Thank you very much!”
ใใใใใจใใใใใพใใ๏ผใ (Arigatล gozaimashita!)
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### Conclusion | ใพใจใ ๐ธ
Going to a salon in Japan is not just about a haircut; it’s a chance to practice your Japanese and feel pampered! Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. The stylists are used to helping people and will be very patient with you.
ๆฅๆฌใฎ็พๅฎน้ขใซ่กใใใจใฏใๅใซ้ซชใๅใใ ใใงใฏใใใพใใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใ็ทด็ฟใใๅคงๅใซๆฑใใใใตใผใในใไฝ้จใใใใฃใณในใงใ๏ผ้้ใใๆใใชใใงใใ ใใใ็พๅฎนๅธซใใใฏไบบใๅฉใใใใจใซๆ ฃใใฆใใพใใใใจใฆใ่ฆชๅใซๆฅใใฆใใใพใใใ
Keep practicing these phrases, and soon you’ll be walking out of a Japanese salon feeling like a movie star! โจ
ใใใใฎใใฌใผใบใ็ทด็ฟใ็ถใใฆใใ ใใใใใใซๆฅๆฌใฎ็พๅฎน้ขใใใๆ ็ปในใฟใผใฎใใใชๆฐๅใงๅบใฆใใใใจใใงใใใใใซใชใใพใใ๏ผโจ
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