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裟 — Buddhist surplice

JLPT N113 strokesSecondary school
Buddhist surplice
On’yomi (sa)
On’yomiシャ (sha)
Kun’yomi

Stroke order (13 strokes)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).

Common words using 裟

WordReadingMeaning
袈裟けさ
kesa
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

Study notes

裟 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. 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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