Meanwhile, in the Japanese language 'kanzashi' was derived from 'kamisashi' (hair insert) and its origin is believed to be flowering plants by which people of ancient times decorated their heads when they invited the deities.
一方、和語「かんざし」はそもそも「髪挿し」に由来するとされ、上古の人々が神を招く際に頭に飾る草花が起源であったという。