漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
裟: Buddhist surplice
JLPT N113 strokesName kanji (jinmeiyō)Your ink: 白 Not met
衣 carries the meaning · 沙 is drawn in
13 strokes
One reading, and the words that use it
サsa · on'yomi · in compounds
- 大袈裟おおげさexaggerated; overdone; overblown
- 袈裟けさkasaya; monk's stole
- 袈裟懸けさがけwearing a kasaya
Also read シャ, with no example words in our sources. Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Dress for the occasion! This radical represents the protective layers we wear and the social identity that fine clothing provides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · shā
Same form: 裟 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 裟 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 裟 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin shā most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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