からかさ

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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN