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笠 means 'bamboo hat'

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Strokes : 11    Frequency: 1367   Usefulness: 6    Study set: 6-1    Grade: 9   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 11 words   Used in 56 words   Used in 730 names   Not used as a component
Jinmeiyō (人名用)
Common readings
Kun
   かさ bamboo hat
Additional readings
On    リュウ
Components
⿱  ⺮ (竹) bamboo  立 stand  
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笠 is not used in the most common form of any of the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese.
Across all words in Japanese, 笠 is used 47 times, read 2 ways (with 1 variation).
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リュウ : 1 word FIND ALL
さ り ゅ う 1
Most common form: 蓑笠
noun
sedge hat and straw rain cape
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かさ : 21 words FIND ALL
か さ ぎ 0
noun
coping; top rail; cap piece; head board; what covers the top of a wall, torii or gate, not necessarily made of wood  (architecture term)
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かさ (read as がさ) : 25 words FIND ALL
は な が さ 0
noun
type of conical hat adorned with flowers (used in Japanese traditional performing arts)
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An additional かさ less common words include 笠 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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笠
かさ bamboo hat   
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⺮
bamboo
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
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