飾
decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish
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
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.