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傘

umbrella

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes12

Readings

On'yomi

  • サン

Kun'yomi

  • かさ

Meaning

傘 centers on an umbrella: a portable canopy that opens to shield from rain or sun.

Most common words using 傘

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  • 傘かさ
    N5

    umbrella; parasol

  • 傘下さんか

    affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

  • 日傘ひがさ

    parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

  • 雨傘あまがさ

    umbrella

  • 落下傘らっかさん

    parachute

  • 相合傘あいあいがさ

    sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella

  • 傘寿さんじゅ

    80th birthday

  • 番傘ばんがさ

    coarse oilpaper umbrella

  • 核の傘かくのかさ

    nuclear umbrella

  • 置き傘おきがさ

    spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a sudden shower

  • 折りたたみ傘おりたたみがさ
    N3

    folding umbrella

  • から傘からかさ

    paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella

  • こうもり傘こうもりがさ

    (Western-style) umbrella

  • ジャンプ傘ジャンプがさ

    auto-open umbrella; push-button umbrella

  • ビニール傘ビニールがさ

    plastic umbrella

  • ビニ傘ビニがさ

    plastic umbrella

  • 丸尾雨傘まるおあまがさ

    banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus)

  • 主傘しゅさん

    main parachute

  • 乳母日傘おんばひがさ

    (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere

  • 傘ふり場かさふりば

    stand for drying umbrellas

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Etymology

傘 is a pictograph of an umbrella, with the top representing the canopy and the lower strokes suggesting the ribs and handle. The modern form preserves this image clearly.

Meaning mnemonic

The top 人-like shape is the canopy, the central vertical line is the handle, and the four small 人-like strokes are the ribs spreading out. Together they form an umbrella.

Reading mnemonic

For サン, picture the sun (サン) beating down, and you open your umbrella for shade: sun -> サン.