noun
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」は「服装」や「衣装」のように、衣服に関係する語を作る。
装 forms words related to clothing, as in 服装 (attire) or 衣装 (costume).
noun, noun, used as a suffix
Appears in the compound 装丁 (book binding). Not used independently for this meaning.
See also: 装丁
「装丁」の「装」は本の製本を指す。
The 装 in 装丁 refers to the binding of a book.
服装 is the common word for 'clothing' or 'attire'; 装 is the bound form used in compounds.
装丁 is the full compound for 'book binding'; 装 alone carries this meaning only in such compounds.
The kanji 装 carries meanings related to 'attire' and 'adornment'. The reading そう is the on'yomi. The word is used almost exclusively in compounds.