The terms 'kazashi' and 'kanzashi' which frequently appear in "The Tale of Genji" written during the Heian period refer either 'kazashi' (flowers worn in one's hair at shrine rituals) or 'kamizashi' (appearance of hair) and the term 'kamisashi,' hair ornamentation, refers to a comb which was inserted over a person's forehead during the ceremony of kamiage.
平安時代の『源氏物語』には「かざし」「かんざし」と言う言葉が何度か登場するが、これは「挿頭」（儀式などの際に参加者が髪にかざす植物のこと）「髪ざし」（髪の様子）のこと、また髪飾りの「髪挿し」は髪上げの儀などで前額に挿す櫛を指している。