JLPT N1 · 12 strokes
Kanji 傘: "umbrella"
The kanji 傘 means "umbrella". It is written with 12 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read サン in on'yomi and かさ in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かさ
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | umbrella |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 12 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1694 of 2,501 |
Common words with 傘
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 傘umbrella; parasol · something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap; pileus
- 日傘parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
- 傘下affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
- ビニール傘plastic umbrella
- 相合傘sharing an umbrella; being under one umbrella · drawing of an umbrella with two names under it (equivalent of "X loves Y")
- 雨傘umbrella
- 傘立てumbrella stand
- 落下傘parachute
- 番傘coarse oilpaper umbrella
- 折りたたみ傘folding umbrella
- 洋傘(Western-style) umbrella; parasol
- から傘paper umbrella; bamboo-and-oiled-paper umbrella
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