Kanji
裟
N1
13 strokes
Grade 9
Buddhist surplice
On'yomi (音読み)
サ、 シャ
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
袈裟
けさ
kasaya; monk's stole
輪袈裟
わげさ
loop-shaped monk's stole
結袈裟
ゆいげさ
three-strand harness or sash decorated with pom-poms (worn by Shugendō practitioners)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
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; hate a priest, and you will hate his very vestments
袈裟懸け
けさがけ
wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
袈裟斬り
けさぎり
slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder
袈裟固め
けさがため
scarf hold (in judo)