Etymology

kanzashi

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Today it means: An ornamental hairpin; hair ornament. Full definition →

Japanese 簪
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from簪
  2. English todaykanzashi

Borrowed from Japanese 簪 (kanzashi).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.