裟 — kanji meaning “Buddhist surplice”
裟
Buddhist surplice
- Meanings
- Buddhist surplice
- On'yomi
- サ (sa)、シャ (sha)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- 9
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Classical radical
- 145
- Chinese reading
- shā — Chinese character page
Words with 裟
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 袈裟 | けさ kesa | kasaya; monk's stole |
| 袈裟斬り | けさぎり kesagiri | slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder |
| 袈裟懸け | けさがけ kesagake | wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder) |
| 輪袈裟 | わげさ wagesa | loop-shaped monk's stole |
| 袈裟固め | けさがため kesagatame | scarf hold (in judo) |
| 結袈裟 | ゆいげさ yuigesa | three-strand harness or sash decorated with pom-poms (worn by Shugendō practitioners) |
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