Keyword
umbrella
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Jōyō 
?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1103
Readings
かさ
(67%)
がさ
(21%)
さん
(10%)
Composed of
person
ten
two people
two people
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a huge umbrella that fits four people under it. The handle is cross-shaped since such a large umbrella requires multiple people to hold it.

Used in vocabulary (65 in total)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
Examples (89 in total)
You'd better take your umbrella, just in case it rains.
Whose umbrella is this?
This umbrella, whose is it?