装そう

noun

clothing; dressing; attire

Used mainly in compounds or as a suffix to refer to clothing, attire, or the act of dressing. Rarely used as a standalone noun in modern Japanese.

• 「装そう」は「服ふく装そう」や「衣い装しょう」のように、衣い服ふくに関かん係けいする語ごを作つくる。

  装 forms words related to clothing, as in 服装 (attire) or 衣装 (costume).

noun, noun, used as a suffix

binding (of a book)

Appears in the compound 装丁 (book binding). Not used independently for this meaning.

See also: 装丁

• 「装そう丁てい」の「装そう」は本ほんの製せい本ほんを指さす。

  The 装 in 装丁 refers to the binding of a book.