How to say 'Umbrella' in Japanese | 傘

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The Japanese word for Umbrella is 'Kasa', written as 傘 in Japanese.'Umbrella' in hiragana is かさ.

word

傘

Meaning

Umbrella

Reading

かさ

kasa

Kanji

傘Umbrella, Parasol

Explanation

The Japanese noun '傘 (かさ)' means 'umbrella'. This word refers to the object used to protect oneself from rain or sunlight. It is commonly used in everyday conversation, especially in contexts related to weather. For example: I forgot my umbrella「傘を忘れました」(かさをわすれました). Please lend me an umbrella「傘を貸してください」(かさをかしてください). The word can also be used in compound words, such as '雨傘 (あまがさ)' (rain umbrella) or '日傘 (ひがさ)' (parasol).

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

5587

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 傘

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

傘

Meaning

Umbrella, Parasol

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