日傘|ひがさhigasa[2]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounparasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade

• SynonymパラソルNeutralLoanword for a parasol, usually a large one planted in the ground at a beach or garden; 「日傘」 suggests one you carry in your hand.
• RelatedサンシェードNeutralLoanword for a sunshade such as an awning or a car-window shade; unlike 「日傘」, it is not an umbrella.
• Antonym雨傘あまがさNeutralAn umbrella for keeping off the rain, the counterpart of the sun-shading 「日傘」.

Use 「日傘」 for a parasol you carry, as in 「日傘を差す」; 「パラソル」 for large beach or patio umbrellas, 「サンシェード」 for car-window shades or awnings, and 「雨傘」 for rain umbrellas.

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1. 強つよい日射にっしゃを遮さえぎるための傘かさ。パラソル。