かざす

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

hold up over one's head; hold aloft

Used for raising an object above one's head, often ceremonially or to show it to a crowd.

• 優ゆう勝しょう者しゃはトロフィーを高たかくかざした。

  The winner held the trophy aloft.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

hold over something; hold out (toward); cover with something

Broad sense: holding something over or toward something else, such as holding hands out to a fire, or covering an object with another.

• 寒さむかったので、ストーブに手てをかざした。

  It was cold, so I held my hands out toward the stove.

• 彼かれは本ほんにカバーをかざして隠かくした。

  He covered the book with a jacket to hide it.

godan verb (-su), transitive verb

shade one's eyes; hold up to block light

Specifically holding a hand or object above the eyes to block sunlight or bright light.

• まぶしくて、手てをかざして遠とおくを見みた。

  It was dazzling, so I shaded my eyes with my hand and looked into the distance.