蝙蝠傘

蝙蝠傘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝙	蝠	傘
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji	かさ > がさ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 蝙蝠 (kōmori, “bat”) +‎ 傘 (kasa, “umbrella”). The kasa changes to gasa as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こーもりが​さ [kòómórígáꜜsà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ːmo̞ɾʲiɡa̠sa̠]

Noun

蝙蝠傘 (hiragana こうもりがさ, rōmaji kōmorigasa, historical hiragana かうもりがさ)

1. a Western-style umbrella (most modern umbrellas)

Usage notes

Usually 傘 is used to refer to umbrellas. This word is widely known but relatively seldom used.

Synonyms

• 傘 (かさ) (kasa)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN