...There is a theory that this is why the kanji characters "a" ("indigo") are used in Japan. Siebold named hydrangea Hydrangea otaksa , which comes from his lover, Nagasaki Maruyama prostitute Otaki-san (real name Kusumoto Taki). There are several theories about the origin of the word ajisai, but the most likely is the one found in Daigenkai, which says it means "gathering (azu) true (sa) indigo (ai)." ... *Some of the terminology that mentions "Hydrangea otaksa" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…日本で〈〉の漢字を当てるのはこのためだとする説もある。シーボルトはアジサイをHydrangea otaksaと名づけたが,この〈オタクサ〉は彼の愛人だった長崎丸山の遊女〈お滝さん〉(本名楠本滝)に由来する。なおアジサイの語源には諸説あるが,《大言海》にある〈集(あづ)真(さ)藍(あい)の意〉という説が有力視されている。… ※「Hydrangea otaksa」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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