翳 — kanji meaning “hold aloft”
翳
hold aloft
- Meanings
- hold aloft
- On'yomi
- エイ (ei)
- Kun'yomi
- かげ、かげ.る、かざ.す、きぬがさ、くも.る、くもり
- Strokes
- 17
- Classical radical
- 124
- Chinese reading
- yì — Chinese character page
Words with 翳
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翳す | かざす kazasu | to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft |
| 上翳 | うわひ uwahi | degenerative eye disorder caused by cloudiness in front of the pupil |
| 射翳 | まぶし mabushi | makeshift hunting blind; waiting in a makeshift hunting blind |
| 底翳 | そこひ sokohi | any visual disorder caused by a problem within the eye (i.e. glaucoma, amaurosis, etc.) |
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