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裟

Buddhist surplice
Stroke count: 13

Readings

On readingサ、シャ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. buddhist surplice
    彼の話はそうとう大袈裟だ。His story is highly colored.tatoeba
    そんなこと真に受けちゃだめだよ。彼は大袈裟に言う傾向があるから。Don't take it literally. He is inclined to exaggerate.tatoeba
  2. monk’s sashRtK

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Compound words

袈裟けさ
kasaya
袈裟懸けさがけ
wearing a kasaya
大袈裟おおげさ
exaggerated
輪袈裟わげさ
loop-shaped monk's stole
袈裟懸けけさがけ
wearing a kasaya
袈裟固めけさがため
scarf hold (in judo)
袈裟斬りけさぎり
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
袈裟切りけさぎり
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
大袈裟に言うおおげさにいう
to exaggerate
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎いぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい
if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for

Additional Examples

その扇動家は些細なことを大袈裟に表現する傾向がある。
The agitator is inclined to exaggerate trivial matters.tatoeba
あなたは問題を大袈裟に考えている。
You are exaggerating the problem.tatoeba

Stroke Order

13 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 裟

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