カチューシャ
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Japanese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowing from Russian Катюша (Katjuša), as in Katyusha Maslova, the female protagonist of Leo Tolstoy's Resurrection. [1]
A stage play was adapted from Tolstoy's novel, and the female lead was played by Sumako Matsui (1886-1919). Due to the popularity of theatre in the Taisho period, headbands and other Western accessories were sold to represent her image, and the character name stuck. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- an Alice band made from flexible metal with a cloth covering
Derived terms
[edit]- カチューム (kachūmu)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN