傘かさ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

General word for a handheld umbrella or parasol used against rain or sun.

umbrella-shaped thing; lamp shade; mushroom cap

Used for things that resemble an umbrella in shape, such as a lamp shade or the cap of a mushroom. The technical term for mushroom cap is pileus.

傘かさをさすto put up/open an umbrella
雨あめが降ふってきたので傘かさをさした。
It started raining, so I put up my umbrella.
傘かさをたたむto close/fold an umbrella
駅えきに着ついたら傘かさをたたんだ。
When I got to the station, I closed my umbrella.
傘かさを忘わすれるto forget/leave behind one's umbrella
電でん車しゃに傘かさを忘わすれてしまった。
I left my umbrella on the train.
〈人ひと〉の傘かさに入はいるto get under someone's umbrella (share it)
雨あめがひどかったので友とも達だちの傘かさに入いれてもらった。
The rain was so bad that I got under my friend's umbrella.

核かくの傘かさnuclear umbrella
乳母日傘おんばひがさbringing up with overprotective care; pampered upbringing; hothouse atmosphere

パラソル sense 1
傘 is the general word for any umbrella used for rain or sun, while パラソル specifically refers to a large, often decorative sun parasol or patio umbrella.
コウモリ
傘 is the ordinary, modern word for an umbrella, while コウモリ is an old-fashioned shortened form used for the Western-style folding umbrella.
折おりたたみ傘がさN3
傘 is the general word for any umbrella, while 折りたたみ傘 specifically means the compact, foldable kind.
日ひ傘がさ
傘 is the general word for any umbrella, while 日傘 specifically refers to one used to block sunlight rather than rain.

笠かさ sense 1
傘 is the general word for a folding umbrella, while 笠 (same reading) refers to a traditional East-Asian conical hat.
雨あま具ぐN1
傘 refers specifically to an umbrella, while 雨具 is the broader category covering umbrellas, raincoats, and other rain-protection items.
傘さん下か
傘 literally means 'umbrella,' while 傘下 uses the same kanji figuratively to mean being affiliated with or subordinate to a larger organization.

本ほんN5sense 1
傘 is conventionally counted with 本, the counter for long, cylindrical objects, as in 傘一本.
張ちょう
For things stretched over a frame — curtains, nets, umbrellas, bows.

日ひ傘がさ
parasol; sun umbrella; sunshade
雨あま傘がさ
umbrella
相あい合あい傘がさ
sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella · umbrella doodle with two names; love umbrella
番ばん傘がさ
coarse oilpaper umbrella
折おりたたみ傘がさN3
folding umbrella

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傘かさUsage90%
Standard kanji spelling for umbrella and umbrella-shaped things.
カサUsage5%
かさUsage5%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

The kanji 傘 is a pictograph of an umbrella. The word かさ is native Japanese and its origin is uncertain.