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Readings

Kana: サ、シャ
Romaji: sa, sha
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

Buddhist surplice

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  13
Radical Number:  145
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-7-6
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  sha1
Unicode:  88df
JIS:  3A40

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4237
New Nelson Index: 5457
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5e7.6
Four Corner Index: 3973.2
Daikanwanjiten Index: 34325
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0228
Remembering the kanji Index: 2701
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1762
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2398
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2739
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3420

Words

袈裟 (けさ)
kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
袈裟切り (けさぎり)
slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い (ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい)
hate everything about a person
輪袈裟 (わげさ)
loop-shaped monk's stole
袈裟懸け (けさがけ)
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder
大げさ (おおげさ)
grandiose; exaggerated
袈裟固め (けさがため)
scarf hold (in judo)
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