蝙蝠傘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
蝙	蝠	傘
こうもり		かさ > がさ Grade: S
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun		kun'yomi

Etymology

Compound of 蝙蝠 (kōmori, “bat”) +‎ 傘 (kasa, “umbrella”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーもりがさ [kòómórígáꜜsà] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːmo̞ɾʲiɡa̠sa̠]

Noun

蝙蝠(こうもり)傘(がさ) • (kōmorigasa) ^{←かうもりがさ (kaumorigasa)?}

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)