蝙蝠傘

Japanese

Kanji in this term
こうもり かさ > がさ
Grade: S
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun kun’yomi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーもりが [kòómórígáꜜsà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːmo̞ɾʲiɡa̠sa̠]

Noun

蝙蝠(こうもり)(がさ) • (kōmorigasa) かうもりがさ (kaumorigasa)?

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

Usage notes

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

Synonyms

References

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