Word Meaning 袈裟

けさ kesa

袈裟 is read as けさ (kesa) and means wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder).

Meaning

English

  1. wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
  2. kasaya
  3. monk's stole

Reading

Kana

けさ

Romaji

kesa

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

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Related Vocabulary

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袈裟固

けさがため

scarf hold (in judo)

袈裟懸

けさがけ

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

輪袈裟

わげさ

loop-shaped monk's stole

袈裟斬り

けさぎり

slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

坊主憎けりゃ袈裟まで憎い

ぼうずにくけりゃけさまでにくい

if you dislike someone, you will end up hating everything he stands for

Example Sentences

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そのてらにはふるいけさがのこっている。

An old kesa still remains at that temple.

そうがけさをしずかにたたんだ。

The monk quietly folded his kesa.

そふのけさはいまもたいせつにされている。

My grandfather's kesa is still carefully preserved.

まつりのひにはあたらしいけさをみにつける。

On festival days, they wear a new kesa.

そのけさにはこまかなししゅうがはいっている。

That kesa has fine embroidery on it.

かれはしからけさをうけついだ。

He inherited a kesa from his teacher.

あめのひでもけさをぬらさないようにきをつけた。

Even on a rainy day, he was careful not to get his kesa wet.

そのはくぶつかんではめずらしいけさをてんじしている。

That museum displays a rare kesa.

たびのまえにけさのほつれをなおした。

Before the trip, he fixed a frayed part of the kesa.

そうがしずかにけさをたたんだ。

The monk quietly folded his robe.