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Kanji Detail for 傘 - "umbrella, parasol"

傘

  • Meaning

    傘 means "umbrella, parasol."

    1. Umbrella - A device for protection from rain or sun.

    2. Parasol - A light umbrella for shade.

  • Words using 傘

    • 傘下 さんか Listen affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

  • Four-character idioms with 傘

    • 乳母日傘 おんばひがさ Listen (bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere

  • Tattoo check: 傘

    • Verified meaning: umbrella, parasol
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read さん)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 傘

    Surnames 傘(さん)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    umbrella

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    umbrella, parasol, parachute

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    umbrella; parasol; CL:把[ba3]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    umbrella, parasol, parachute

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A utensil for protection from rain and shade from sun that can be opened and closed. Originally written as 繖.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    san(サン) サン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kasa(かさ) かさ

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    人 亻 (hito・nimben・hitogashira・hitoyane)

  • Related Keywords

    umbrella parasol canopy cover foldable handle portable protection rain shade shelter shield sun waterproof

Sentences including 傘

  • Take your umbrella with you.

  • See to that you do not leave your umbrella behind.

  • You had better take an umbrella with you.

  • I can tell my umbrella from the others.

  • I may have left my umbrella in the bus.

  • He left his umbrella in the bus.

  • Once in a while , he leaves his umbrella in the train.

  • I'll take this umbrella.

  • I left my umbrella on the train.

  • You had better take an umbrella with you today.

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