How to say "grooming" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 手入れていれnoun, suru verb, transitive verbThis is the everyday word for grooming as care or upkeep — tending your hair, beard, or nails, or brushing a pet's coat — and it also covers maintaining and repairing things generally.
- nounA loanword, less common than 手入れ; found mainly in set contexts such as professional pet and animal grooming, and news reports on predatory 'grooming' (building trust to exploit someone). For everyday care, use 手入れ.
For grooming as everyday care or upkeep of yourself, a pet, or your things, use 「手入れ」; 「グルーミング」 is the less common loanword, met mainly in specialist contexts like professional pet grooming or news about predatory grooming.
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