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On'yomi
サ・シャ
SA / SHA

Buddhist surplice

nature

Details

Strokes13
Radicalclothes(6)

Stroke Order

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Strokes13

Component Breakdown

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沙 + clothes

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of clothes and sand. Clothes of sand.

Symbolism

Kasaya, monk's robe, Buddhism. Represents monk's garment.

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Words & Expressions

Proverbs & Idioms

袈裟がけの覚悟

けさがけのかくご

Determination like a diagonal slash

Resolving to face something with total commitment