bobbed hair; bob cut
A traditional Japanese hairstyle for girls, cut straight around the head at chin level. The name comes from its resemblance to the mythical kappa's hair style.
See also: 河童
She wears her hair in a bob.
Girls in the old days often had bobbed hair.
Usually written in kana; the kanji forms お河童 and 御河童 are rare.
Katakana spelling, sometimes used for stylistic effect.
Kanji spelling; rarely used. The 御河童 form is search-only.
From お (honorific prefix) + 河童 (kappa, a mythical water creature), because the hairstyle resembles the traditional depiction of a kappa's hair.