Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

1694 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: umbrella

Kunyomi: かさ

Onyomi: サン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: man, human

Examples

Onyomi Examples

サンカ affiliated with, under jurisdiction of, under the umbrella

寿 サンジュ 80th birthday

落下 ラッカサン parachute

カイサン opening of a parachute

Kunyomi Examples

かさ umbrella, parasol, something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat, shade (of a lamp), mushroom cap, pileus

笠貝 かさがい limpet (esp. species Cellana mazatlandica)

核の かくのかさ nuclear umbrella

から からかさ paper umbrella, bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella