カチューシャ

Japanese

Etymology

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
  • (Tokyo) カチュ​ーシャ [kàchúꜜùshà] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠t͡ɕɨᵝːɕa̠]

Noun

カチューシャ • (kachūsha) 

  1. an Alice band made from flexible metal with a cloth covering

Derived terms
  • カチューム (kachūmu)

See also

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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