メッシュ

Japanese

Etymology 1

From French mèche.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) メッシュ [méꜜsshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [me̞ɕːɨ]

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、ヘアに立(りっ)体(たい)感(かん)を出(だ)すメッシュの色(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

• ハイライト (hairaito), インナーカラー (innā karā)

Etymology 2

From English mesh.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) メッシュ [méꜜsshù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [me̞ɕːɨ]

Noun

大阪圏の５ｋｍメッシュ (5km grid map of Osaka area)

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)