修しゅう飾しょく

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修飾する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

Used for adding decorative elements to objects, clothing, or spaces; also used figuratively for embellishing speech or writing.

Grammar term: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies another word, such as an adjective modifying a noun or an adverb modifying a verb.

〈場ば所しょ〉を〈物もの〉で修しゅう飾しょくするto decorate a place with something
会かい場じょうを花はなで修しゅう飾しょくした。
They decorated the venue with flowers.
〈言こと葉ば〉が〈言こと葉ば〉を修しゅう飾しょくするfor one word to grammatically modify another
この文ぶんでは、形けい容よう詞しが名めい詞しを修しゅう飾しょくしている。
In this sentence, the adjective modifies the noun.
〈物もの〉を美うつくしく修しゅう飾しょくするto embellish something beautifully
作さっ家かはその場ば面めんを美うつくしく修しゅう飾しょくして描かいた。
The writer described the scene with beautiful embellishment.

装そう飾しょくN1sense 1
装飾 is mainly about physical decoration of objects or spaces, while 修飾 also extends to embellishing speech and to the grammatical sense of modification.
飾かざりN3sense 1
飾り is the everyday, concrete word for a decoration or ornament, whereas 修飾 is a more formal or technical term, also used for grammatical modification.
形けい容よう
修飾 is the standard grammatical term for modification, while 形容 is used more in explanatory or literary contexts for the same idea.
潤じゅん色しょく
修飾 is a more neutral term for rhetorically dressing up language, while 潤色 often carries a hint of distorting the truth for effect.

修しゅう正せいN3
修正 means 'correction or amendment,' while 修飾 means 'embellishment or grammatical modification' — the words share the kanji 修 and a similar sound but have unrelated meanings.
装そう飾しょくN1
修飾 refers to grammatical or rhetorical modification (e.g., a word modifying another), while 装飾 refers to physical or visual decoration.

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Compound of 修 (しゅう, 'to adorn, to cultivate') and 飾 (しょく, 'to decorate'). The combination conveys the idea of adding refinement or decoration.