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翳かざす
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, す, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft
And then, everyone holds their swords up over their heads.
2. to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to cover something with something
Do not hold your hands over the fire.
3. to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
Alt. forms
かざす
83%
翳かざす
16%
Kanji used
翳
hold aloft
Pitch accent
か
ざす
か
ざ
す
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Conjugations...Used in: 531
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to shade one's eyes with one's hand (blocking sunlight, looking afar, etc.)