How to say "bob" in Japanese

• ボブCommon
  nounCovers the bob haircut, typically a short straight cut at jaw or chin level. This loanword is the everyday word you want when talking about hairstyles, as in asking a stylist for a bob.
• 断髪だんぱつCommon
  nounMeans bobbed hair or the bob hairstyle, but it sounds more technical or descriptive than conversational. For ordinary talk about a haircut, ボブ is usually the more natural choice.
  彼かれらは断髪だんぱつにしている。↗

  They wear their hair bobbed.

Use 「ボブ」 for the haircut itself in everyday speech; 断髪 also refers to bobbed hair but reads more technical, so 「ボブ」 is the usual choice in conversation.

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• ボブbob (haircut)
• 断髪だんぱつbobbed hair