[から, kara] (n) (1) (arch) (See 袈裟) Zen monk's waistcoat (a short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) (See 根付け) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke
[けさ, kesa] (n) (1) { Buddh } kasaya (monk's stole); (2) (abbr) (See 袈裟懸け) wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)
[けさがけ, kesagake] (n) (1) (See 袈裟) wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); (2) (See 袈裟切り) slashing a sword diagonally from the shoulder