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笠

bamboo hat
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingリュウ
Kun readingかさ
Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. bamboo hatRtK
  2. one's influence
  1. conical hat (East-Asian style)
  2. coolie hat
  3. something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella
  4. shade (of a lamp)
  5. mushroom cap

Radicals and components

Radical竹bambooComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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bamboo (竹) · vase · stand up (立)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1009

Compound words

雨笠あまがさ
rain hat
笠子かさご
scorpionfish
編み笠あみがさ
braided hat
編笠茸アミガサタケ
common morel (Morchella esculenta)
松笠まつかさ
pinecone
菅笠すげがさ
sedge-woven (bamboo) hat
陣笠じんがさ
ancient soldier's hat
煙突の笠えんとつのかさ
chimney cap

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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