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Originally Posted by Maxful
Hi masaegu san, it only shows "さします - Put up" in the textbook that I am using. And the only example is "傘をさします”. Therefore, if I do a direct translation it will sounds like "Put up an umbrella", and that makes me wonder if it means to "Lift up something"?
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OK. 傘をさす simply means "to open an umbrella (to use it)". さす does not mean "to lift up".
さす, despite the look of the word, would be a
very difficult verb for Japanese-learners to use. In fact, it's so difficult that I rarely see them actively use it.
Some meanings of さす (in
bold):
to
pour water
to
apply lipstick
to
wear a sword**
for rays of light to
shine
to
be tinged with
NOTE: One cannot use it to mean "to wear clothes".