Hi, everyone! I’m Masa from Japan2U!!

Have you dyed your hair?

In Japan, most schools have strict rules that students cannot dye their hair.

So, dyeing hair is a bucket list for many Japanese high school students after graduation.

Masa

I have never dyed my hair, though.

You can learn how to say “dye your hair” on this page with example sentences.

いくよ〜！

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How do you say “dye hair” in Japanese?

Table of contents

髪(かみ)を染(そ)める
1. Example Sentences (Casual)
2. Example Sentences (Formal)
Summary

髪(かみ)を染(そ)める

髪(かみ) = hair
染(そ)める = dye

When you say the color you dye, you can say
“髪(かみ)を〜色(いろ)に染(そ)める“
I dye my hair (color name)

髪(かみ)を茶色(ちゃいろ)に染(そ)める
I dye my hair brown.

髪(かみ)を金色(きんいろ)に染(そ)める
I dye my hair gold.

髪(かみ)を水色(みずいろ)に染(そ)める
I dye my hair light blue.

Example Sentences (Casual)

A:髪(かみ)を染(そ)めたいな。
B：いいね！　何色(なにいろ)に染(そ)めるの？
A：赤(あか)！

A：I want to dye my hair.
B：Sounds good! What color do you dye?
A：Red!

A：髪(かみ)を金髪(きんぱつ)に染(そ)めたよ！
B：似合(にあ)ってるよ。

A：I dyed my hair gold.
B：It looks good on you.

Example Sentences (Formal)

A：大学生(だいがくせい)になったら髪(かみ)を染(そ)めたいですか？
B：はい、金髪(きんぱつ)にしたいです。

A：Do you want to dye your hair when you become a college student?
B：Yes, I would like to dye my hair gold.

A：この会社(かいしゃ)では髪(かみ)を染(そ)めることは許(ゆる)されません。
B：分(わ)かりました。

A：This company does not allow you to dye your hair.
B：I got it.

Summary

To dye one’s hair = 髪(かみ)を(そ)染める

The popular color to dye is brown. Gold is popular, too.

じゃあね！