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Kanji Detail for 笠 - "hat, umbrella"

笠

  • Meaning

    笠 means "hat, umbrella."

    1. Hat - A woven covering worn on the head.

    2. Umbrella - A shade from rain or sun.

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    • Verified meaning: hat, umbrella
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read かさ, りゅう, りゆう)

    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 笠

    Surnames 笠(かさ)Listen 笠(りゅう)Listen 笠(りゆう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    bamboo hat; one's influence

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    bamboo hat; bamboo covering

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    bamboo rain hat

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    bamboo hat; bamboo covering

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

    An implement for covering things. Made of bamboo. Later commonly used as rain gear for covering the head. Commonly called a bamboo hat.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    ryuu(リュウ) リュウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    kasa(かさ) かさ

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    竹 (take・takekammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    hat umbrella protection straw covering shade sun rain woven traditional head worn lightweight

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