カチューシャ

かちゅーしゃ
noun
headband
clothing
1. headband, hair band
A curved band worn over the head to hold hair back. In English this is called a headband or Alice band.
カチューシャつける
To put on a headband.
The red headband looks good on you.
My bangs are in the way, so I'm holding them up with a headband.

Etymology

Named after the character Katyusha (カチューシャ) in Tolstoy's novel "Resurrection," who wore a headband in a famous early 20th-century Japanese stage adaptation. The name stuck as the Japanese word for this type of hair accessory.

Usage

カチューシャ specifically refers to a rigid or semi-rigid curved headband, not a fabric elastic band (ヘアバンド or ヘアゴム).

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