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Kotomora

飾

decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ショク

Kun'yomi

  • かざ.る
  • かざ.り

Nanori

  • しか

Meaning

飾 centers on adding beauty or refinement to something: decorating, ornamenting, adorning, or embellishing an object or surface.

Most common words using 飾

20 of 114
  • 飾るかざる
    N4

    to decorate; to ornament; to adorn

  • 飾りかざり
    N3

    decoration; ornament; trimmings

  • 装飾そうしょく
    N1

    ornament; decoration

  • 服飾ふくしょく
    N1

    clothing and accessories; attire

  • 修飾しゅうしょく
    N1

    ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment

  • 粉飾ふんしょく

    embellishment (e.g. of a story); ornamentation; decoration

  • 首飾りくびかざり
    N1

    necklace; choker

  • 宝飾ほうしょく

    jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery

  • 飾り付けかざりつけ

    decoration; arrangement

  • 御飾りおかざり

    decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

  • 虚飾きょしょく

    ostentation; show; affectation

  • 耳飾りみみかざり

    earring

  • 飾り物かざりもの

    ornament; decoration

  • 着飾るきかざる
    N1

    to dress up

  • 飾り気かざりけ

    affectation; showiness; pretence

  • 飾り棚かざりだな

    display shelf; display case

  • 髪飾りかみかざり

    hair ornament

  • 飾り立てるかざりたてる
    N1

    to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

  • うわべを飾るうわべをかざる

    to put on airs; to be pretentious; to window-dress; to pretend

  • しめ飾りしめかざり

    decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year

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Study

Etymology

飾 combines 飠 (food) with 巾 (cloth), suggesting the idea of decorating or adorning food or a surface with cloth-like embellishments. The exact historical development is uncertain, but the component combination likely reflects the concept of adding decorative elements.

Meaning mnemonic

Picture a chef using a cloth (巾) to decorate a plate of food (飠), adding elegant garnishes and ornaments to make the dish beautiful.

Reading mnemonic

For ショク, imagine a chef giving the final decorative touch with a shock of color: shock -> ショク, and the food is now perfectly adorned.