からかさ

Japanese

Alternative spellings
唐傘
傘

Etymology

From 唐(から) (kara, “China; foreign land”) + 傘(かさ) (kasa, “umbrella”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) からかさ [kàrákáꜜsà] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ka̠ɾa̠ka̠sa̠]

Noun

からかさ • (karakasa) ←からかさ (karakasa)?

  1. oil-paper umbrella; Japanese-style umbrella

Derived terms

  • カラカサクラゲ (karakasa kurage)
  • カラカサタケ (karakasa take)

See also

  • 和傘(わがさ) (wagasa, literally “Japanese umbrella”)
  • 洋傘(ようがさ) (yōgasa, literally “Western umbrella”)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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