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Buddhist surplice

Stroke count: 13

Readings

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Grade 9KANJIDIC

Meanings

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
monk’s sashRtK

Radicals and components

Radical衣clothes 衤variant

Components

How it's built

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Compound words

袈裟懸けさがけ

wearing a kasaya

大袈裟おおげさ

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

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

Draw with a guide, then from memory — checked at every step