笠|かさkasa[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounconical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat
2. nounsomething shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap; pileus

• RelatedハットNeutralA loanword for Western-style hats with a brim; 「笠」 is the East-Asian conical hat, so the two differ in shape and style.
• Relatedかぶり笠かぶりがさNeutralSpecifically a conical hat worn on the head, used mainly for farm work; 「笠」 is broader, also covering lampshades, mushroom caps and other umbrella-shaped things.

Use 「笠」 for a conical hat worn on the head against sun or rain; it also covers umbrella-shaped things like lampshades and mushroom caps, as in 「電灯の笠」. A hand-held umbrella is written 「傘」, and Western-style hats are 「ハット」.

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1. 【傘かさ】日光にっこう、雨雪うせつなどを防ふせぐために柄がらの部分ぶぶんを持もって広ひろげ頭上ずじょうに差さしかざすもの。
2. 【笠かさ】日光にっこう、雨雪うせつなどが当あたらないように帽子ぼうしのように頭あたまに直接ちょくせつ被こうむるもの。
3. 茸たけの上部じょうぶの名称めいしょう。
4. 電灯でんとうなどの上側うえがわを覆おおうもの。シェード。
5. 後ろ盾うしろだて。守まもってくれるもの。