蝙蝠傘

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こーもりが​さ [kòómórígáꜜsà] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • 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

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