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傘

傘 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. かさ。日光、雨雪などを防ぐために柄の部分を持って広げ頭上に差しかざすもの。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

象形。天蓋を象る。「かさ」を意味する漢語｛傘｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

umbrella

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • サンHS
Kun (native)
  • かさJHS
Other languages
  • 拼音san3
  • 한글san
  • Hán-ViệtTản

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+5098

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): overlapping ⿻个⿱从丛

Words using this kanji

  • 傘下さんか勢力のある組織や人物のもとに参加、活動すること。affiliated with, under jurisdiction of, under the umbrella
  • 傘かさ（かさ）日光、雨雪などを防ぐために柄の部分を持って広げ頭上に差しかざすもの。umbrella, parasol, something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat, shade (of a lamp)
  • 傘屋かさやumbrella shop
  • 傘紙かさがみoiled umbrella paper
  • 傘寿さんじゅ数え年80歳の祝い。80th birthday
  • 傘地かさじumbrella cloth
  • 傘鉾かさぼこcombined umbrella and halberd carried on floats in some festivals
  • 傘袋かさぶくろumbrella cover, umbrella case, umbrella bag
  • 傘布かさぬの(water-repellent) umbrella fabric
  • 傘骨かさぼねumbrella frame
  • 傘歯車かさはぐるまbevel gear
  • 傘持ちかさもちumbrella carrier, servant who carried a long-handled umbrella for a noble
  • 傘立てかさたてumbrella stand
  • 傘伐林さんばつりんshelterwood forest
  • 傘張りかさはりmaking paper umbrellas, overlaying an umbrella framework, paper umbrella maker
  • 傘形碍子かさがたがいしumbrella insulator
  • 傘ふり場かさふりばstand for drying umbrellas

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-2-10
Four Corner
8040.8
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a10.7
Heisig
1103
Nelson
518