noun
hairstyle; hairdo
General term for the way hair is cut, arranged, or styled.
彼女はいつも髪形がきれいだ。
Her hairstyle is always neat.
新しい髪形に挑戦してみたい。
I want to try a new hairstyle.
Common kanji spelling; 形 emphasizes 'shape' or 'form'. Slightly more frequent in news contexts.
Common kanji spelling; 型 emphasizes 'style' or 'type'.
Loanword from English 'hairstyle'; often used in fashion contexts, but 髪形/髪型 is more common in everyday Japanese.
Compound of 髪 (kami, 'hair') and 型/形 (kata, 'shape' or 'style'). The reading かみがた is a standard rendaku form.