Hanja Analyzer
蓑

蓑 — sa

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
도롱이 사
Romanization
sa
English
rain coat made of straw, coir, etc.
Mandarin
suō
Japanese on'yomi
サ, サイ, セ
Japanese kun'yomi
みの
Japanese usage
Jinmeiyō kanji
Strokes
13
Variant forms
簑 簔
Radical
艸 (140, 10 residual)
Phonetic component
衰(최)
Unicode
U+84D1

Parts that make up 蓑

  • 艹 풀 초variant of 艸 돋아난 풀잎 둘풀·나물·약초. 글자 위에 얹힌다
  • 衰 쇠할 쇠, 상복 최sound 풀로 엮은 도롱이쇠하다. ‘쇠·최’ 계열의 소리

Korean example words with 蓑

  • 사의장蓑衣匠 Korean gloss: 도롱이를 만들던 장인(匠人).
  • 일사우一蓑雨 Korean gloss: 도롱이를 적실 정도의 비라는 뜻으로, 적은 양의 비를 이르는 말.
  • 녹사의綠蓑衣 Korean gloss: 짚, 띠 따위로 엮어 허리나 어깨에 걸쳐 두르는 비옷. 예전에 주로 농촌에서 일할 때 비가 오면 사용하던 것으로 안쪽은 엮고

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 蓑

  • 蓑みの straw raincoat
  • 蓑虫みのむし bagworm; bagworm moth
  • 蓑亀みのがめ old turtle with seaweed growing on its back
  • 腰蓑こしみの straw skirt; grass skirt; traditionally worn by hunters and fishermen
  • 蓑鳩みのばと Nicobar pigeon (Caloenas nicobarica)
  • 蓑笠みのかさ sedge hat and straw rain cape
  • 隠れ蓑かくれみの cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; guise
  • 蓑笠子みのかさご luna lionfish (Pterois lunulata)
  • 蓑曳鶏みのひきどり minohiki chicken (Japanese long-tailed breed)
  • 歯並蓑笠子はなみのかさご red lionfish (Pterois volitans)
  • 蓑になり笠になりみのになりかさになり helping and protecting in all ways; acting as a raincoat (protecting from rain) and acting as a hat (protecting from sun)

Characters sharing the phonetic 衰

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “최” in Korean.

Other hanja read “사”

Other hanja with radical 艸

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