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差し掛ける (さしかける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

差さし掛かける

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Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

hold over; hold (an umbrella) over

Used when holding something, especially an umbrella, over someone or something to provide cover.

雨あめが降ふってきたので、彼かの女じょに傘かさを差さし掛かけた。
It started raining, so I held an umbrella over her.
日ひ差ざしが強つよいから

、

ベビーカー

に

日ひ

よけ

を

差さ

し

掛か

け

て

あげ

て

。

The sun is strong, so hold a sunshade over the stroller.

Kanji

差distinction, difference, variation
掛hang, suspend, depend

Similar words

差さす
差す is a broader verb meaning 'to hold up' or 'to raise', while 差し掛ける specifically means to hold something over someone or something else.
掛かける
掛ける means 'to hang' or 'to suspend', but 差し掛ける combines the nuance of extending (差す) and covering (掛ける).

Written forms

差さし掛かけるUsage17%
Standard kanji spelling.
さしかけるUsage79%
差さし掛かけるUsage4%
Less common abbreviated kanji form.
差さしかける
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in everyday writing.

Etymology

Compound of 差す (sasu, 'to hold up, extend') and 掛ける (kakeru, 'to hang, cover').