Japanese skincare can be overwhelming with names like lotion, emulsion and essence. So, while introducing all the best J-Beauty products to all of you, we'd like to learn you some Japanese beauty terms too.
It might come handy when you purchase Japanese beauty products or when you want to follow a dedicated Japanese skincare routine. And of course, it might come handy for when we all can travel again, and you decide to go to Japan and do a skincare shopping spree! ;-)
We understand that Japanese characters are not easy to read! I mean, I still mix up the characters and oah don’t start about Kanji characters!
So, there are 3 different kind of Japanese characters Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. It’s kind of hard if you are not familiar at all with these characters. But basically, you can write the Kanji characters in hiragana too. Hiragana is the basic Japanese alphabet.
Are you ready to learn some Japanese? Oah and don’t worry, we will tell you how to pronounce the words too and whenever something is written in Kanji, we will write it down in simple, basic Hiragana too.
The topics we are going to discuss are:
- Skin types
- Skincare Products
- Make-up Products
- Hair Products
Skin types
|
English |
Japanese |
Japanese (Hiragana) |
Pronounciation |
|
Combination Skin |
混合肌 |
こんごう はだ |
Kongou hada |
|
Dry Skin |
乾燥 肌 |
かんそう はだ |
Kansou hada |
|
Dull Skin |
くすんだ肌 |
くすんだ はだ |
Kusunda hada |
|
Normal Skin |
普通肌 |
ふつう はだ |
futsuu hada |
|
Oily |
オイリ |
|
Oiri |
|
Oily Skin |
脂性肌 |
しせい はだ |
Shisei hada |
|
Sensitive Skin |
敏感 肌 |
びんかん はだ |
Binkan hada |
|
Smooth Skin |
すべすべ肌 |
すべすべ はだ |
Sube Sube Hada |
Skincare Products
|
English |
Japanese |
Japanese (Hiragana) |
Pronounciation |
|
Makeup Remover |
メイクおとし |
|
Meiku otoshi |
|
Cleaning sheet/ |
クレンジングシート |
|
Kurenjingo shiito |
|
Face wash |
洗顔料 |
せんがん りょう |
Sengan ryou |
|
Cleansing Milk |
洗顔ミルク |
せんがん ミルク |
Sengan miruku |
|
Lotion / Toner |
化粧水 |
けしょう-すい |
Keshoo sui |
|
Essence / Serum |
美容液 |
びようえき |
Biyoueki |
|
Essence |
エッセンス |
|
Essensu |
|
Face Mask |
フェイスマスク |
|
Feisu masuku |
|
Sheet Mask |
シートマスク |
|
Shi-to masuku |
|
Face Pack |
パック |
|
Pakku |
|
Lip Care |
リップケア |
|
Rippu kea |
|
Lip Cream / |
リップクリーム |
|
Rippu kuriimu |
|
Eye Cream |
アイクリーム |
|
Aikuriimu |
|
Cream |
クリーム |
|
Kuriimu |
|
Emulsion / |
乳液 |
にゅうえき |
Nyuueki |
|
Moisturising Cream |
保湿クリーム |
ほしつ クリーム |
Hoshitsu kuriimu |
|
Sunscreen |
日焼け止め |
ひやけ どめ |
Hiyake dome |
|
Cotton Pads |
カット綿 |
かつと めん |
Katto men |
Makeup Products
|
English |
Japanese |
Japanese (Hiragana) |
Pronounciation |
|
Blush |
チーク |
|
Chiiku |
|
Concealer |
コンシーラー |
|
Konshiiraa |
|
Eyebrow Pencil |
アイブローペンシル |
|
Aiburoo penshiru |
|
Eyelash Curler |
ビューラ |
|
Byuura |
|
Eyeliner |
アイライナー |
|
Airainaa |
|
Eyeshadow |
アイシャドウ |
|
Aishadou |
|
False Lashes |
つけまつげ |
|
Tsukematsuge |
|
Foundation |
ファンデーション |
|
Fande-shon |
|
Lipstick |
口紅 |
くちべに |
Kuchibeni |
|
Mascara |
マスカラ |
|
Mascara |
|
Powder |
パウダー |
|
Paudaa |
Hair Products
|
English |
Japanese |
Japanese (Hiragana) |
Pronounciation |
|
Comb |
櫛 |
くし |
Kushi |
|
Conditioner |
コンディショナー |
|
Kondishonaa |
|
Curl iron |
カール アイロン |
|
Kaaru airon |
|
Hair Curler |
ヘア カーラー |
|
Hea kaaraa |
|
Hair gel |
ヘアジェル |
|
Heajeru |
|
Hair mask |
ヘアマスク |
|
Hea masuku |
|
Hair mask |
ヘアパック |
|
Hea pakku |
|
Hair spray |
ヘアスプレー |
|
Hea supuree |
|
Hair straightener/ |
ストレート ヘア アイロン |
|
Sutoreito hea airon |
|
Hair wax |
ヘアワックス |
|
Hea wakkusu |
|
Hairbrush |
ヘア ブラシ |
|
Hea burashi |
|
Hairdryer |
ヘア ドライヤー |
|
Hea doraiyaa |
|
Shampoo |
シャンプー |
|
Shanpuu |
Hope this list is helpful. If you have any suggestion of topic that we should add, feel free to let us know.
じゃまたね (Djaa Matane) Well, see you later!
