メッシュ

Japanese

Etymology 1

From French mèche.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

メッシュ • (messhu

  1. (hair) highlights, highlighting (strands of hair dyed a different color than the surrounding strands)
    • 2021 October, “Hair trends”, in Elle, page 99:
      グザヴィエールは、ヘアに(りっ)(たい)(かん)()メッシュ(いろ)とバランスにこだわりが。
      Guzaviēru wa, hea ni rittaikan o dasu messhu no iro to baransu ni kodawari ga.
      To give her hair a three-dimensional effect, Xaviér is obsessive about the color and balance of the mèche.
See also

Etymology 2

From English mesh.

Pronunciation

Noun

メッシュ • (messhu

  1. mesh (structure made of crossing strands of fiber)
  2. grid (an array of rectangles or squares)
  3. (computing) number sign, hash sign (the character #)
    Synonyms: ナンバーサイン (nambā sain), 番号記号 (bangō kigō), 井桁 (igeta)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN