傘

かさ · kasa · JLPT N5 · noun

umbrella

☂️ kasa sounds like Spanish casa: an umbrella is a tiny house you carry

Kasa sounds like casa, Spanish for house. An umbrella is a portable roof, a little house over your head. The kanji 傘 itself has a roof shape 𠆢 on top with four small 人 (people) sheltering under it.

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