This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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かさ
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat; shade (of a lamp)
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笠木

かさぎ
coping; top rail; cap piece; head board; what covers the top of a wall, torii or gate, not necessarily made of wood
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花笠

はながさ
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts)
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かぶり笠

被り笠
かぶりがさ
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat
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編み笠

編笠
あみがさ
braided hat
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笠貝

かさがい、カサガイ
limpet (esp. species Cellana mazatlandica)
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笠子

かさご、カサゴ
scorpionfish; marbled rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus)
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嵩にかかる

嵩に懸かる、笠にかかる、笠に懸かる
かさにかかる
to be highhanded; to be arrogant; to be overbearing
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編笠茸

あみがさたけ
morel mushroom
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笠雲

かさぐも
cap cloud (cloud shaped like an Asian bamboo hat that forms at the peak of a tall mountain)