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傘 means 'umbrella'

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Strokes : 12    Frequency: 1658   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-28    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 14 words   Used in 43 words   Used in 27 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   サン
Kun
   かさ umbrella
Variants
伞 (Chinese)   仐  
Notes
𠈌 (concern) actually exists as a rare kanji
A Joy o' Kanji essay is available for 傘 - click the badge to download
Find out how paper umbrellas are made and why they're rare. Discover why one type of Western umbrella (which is named after a blind animal!) was banned in the Osaka area. Also see why one kind of umbrella has 蛇 (snake) in its name. Learn to say "overprotected," "subsidiary," and "mushroom cap" with 傘, and read about the role of umbrellas in kabuki dances and in young love.
Components
⿱  𠆢 (人) man  ⿻  十 ten  ⿰  ⿱  人 person  人 person  ⿱  人 person  人 person  
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卒 graduate; soldier  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 傘 is used 3 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
Across all words in Japanese, 傘 is used 41 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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サン : 11 words FIND ALL
さ ん か 1
noun
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
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かさ : 11 words FIND ALL
Most common form: かさ
noun
umbrella; parasol
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かさ (read as がさ) : 19 words FIND ALL
ひ が さ 2
noun
sunshade; parasol
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An additional 卒 less common words include 傘 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 1310  Joy o' Kanji : 1310  Key to Kanji: - 

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傘
サン   かさ umbrella   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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