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飾り (かざり) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

飾かざり

か

ざ

り

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun, used as a suffix

decoration; ornament; trimming

General term for decorative items, embellishments, or trimmings. Can be used as a standalone noun or as a suffix in compounds like クリスマス飾り.

部屋へやにきれいな飾かざりをつけた。
I put up beautiful decorations in the room.
このケーキの飾かざりは食

た

べ

られ

ます

か

？

Can you eat the decorations on this cake?

Written forms

飾かざりUsage92%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
かざりUsage8%

Kanji

飾decorate, ornament, adorn

Similar words

装そう飾しょく
More formal and often used for artistic or architectural ornamentation, while 飾り is a common, everyday word for decorations.
飾かざる
The transitive verb meaning 'to decorate'; 飾り is the noun form referring to the decoration itself.

Etymology

Derived from the verb 飾る (かざる, 'to decorate'), with the noun-forming suffix り. The kanji 飾 is composed of 食 (food) and 巾 (cloth), suggesting the original meaning of adorning food or cloth.