Word Meaning 笠に着る

かさにきる kasa ni kiru

笠に着る is read as かさにきる (kasa ni kiru) and means to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it.

Meaning

English

to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it

Reading

Kana

かさにきる

Romaji

kasa ni kiru

Writing Variants

かさに着る かさにきる kasanikiru
嵩に着る かさにきる kasa ni kiru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 27 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Jōyō Jinmeiyō Kanken 準1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 153996 Priority Y

Related Vocabulary

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笠

かさ

conical hat (East-Asian style)

着替える

きがえる

to change (one's clothes)

着ける

つける

to bring alongside

着る

きる

to take (the blame, responsibility)

着飾る

きかざる

to dress up

着せる

きせる

to put clothes on (someone)

着脹れる

きぶくれる

to be thickly clad

決着をつける

けっちゃくをつける

to settle (a dispute)

面を着ける

めんをつける

to put a mask on

落着ける

おちつける

to quiet

執着

しゅうじゃく

attachment

寝間着

ねまき

nightclothes

Example Sentences

親の権力を笠に着る。

おやのけんりょくをかさにきる。

Relying on one's parents' influence.