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Kanji Detail for 裟 - "monk robe, kasaya"

裟

  • Meaning

    裟 means "monk robe, kasaya."

    1. Kasaya - Used in the Sanskrit transliteration for Buddhist robes (kesa).

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    • Verified meaning: monk robe, kasaya
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read このかわ)

    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 裟

    Surnames 裟(このかわ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    Buddhist surplice

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    a cassock or robe of a monk

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    used in 袈裟[jia1 sha1]

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    cassock; monk's robe

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

    袈裟 (kasaya). See "袈" for details.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sa(サ) サ

    sha(シャ) シャ

  • Kunyomi

    tip
    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords

    kasaya monk robe kesa buddhist garment attire ceremony ritual temple

Sentences including 裟

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