傘
傘 — Umbrella
umbrella
On’yomiサン (san)
Kun’yomiかさ (kasa)
Stroke order (12 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 傘
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 傘下 | さんか sanka | affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella |
| 傘 | かさ kasa | umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat |
| 核の傘 | かくのかさ kakunokasa | nuclear umbrella |
| 置き傘 | おきがさ okigasa | spare umbrella kept (at work) in the event of a sudden shower |
| 日傘 | ひがさ higasa | parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade |
| 落下傘 | らっかさん rakkasan | parachute |
Study notes
傘 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1694 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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