かざ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft
2. to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to cover something with something
3. to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
Kanji used
hold aloft
Pitch accent
ざす
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Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to shade one's eyes with one's hand (blocking sunlight, looking afar, etc.)