飾かざり

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

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?

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に飾かざりをつけるto add decoration to something
ケーキに飾かざりをつけた。
I added decorations to the cake.
飾かざりを外はずすto remove decorations
クリスマスが終おわったので飾かざりを外はずした。
Since Christmas was over, I took down the decorations.
飾かざりのない〈物もの〉a plain, undecorated thing
飾かざりのない素そ朴ぼくな部屋へやが好すきだ。
I like a plain room without decorations.

Expressions

飾かざり気けのないplain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid

Kanji

飾decorate, ornament, adorn

Related words

装そう飾しょくN1
装飾 is a more formal word for ornamentation, often used for artistic or architectural decoration, while 飾り is the everyday word for decorations or trimmings.
栄はやし
飾り is the everyday modern word for an ornament or decoration, while 栄 (はやし) is an archaic term found only in classical or historical texts.
デコレーションN1
デコレーション is a loanword often used for festive or cake decorations, while 飾り is the native Japanese term covering decorations and ornaments more broadly.
置おき物ものN1
置物 refers to a specific object placed for decoration, while 飾り is a broader term covering any kind of decoration or adornment.
修しゅう飾しょくN1
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.

Don't confuse with

飾かざるN4
飾る is the transitive verb meaning 'to decorate', while 飾り is the noun referring to the decoration itself, so they are easy to mix up in a sentence.
飾かざり付つけ
飾り refers to a decoration or ornament itself (the object), while 飾り付け refers to the act or overall arrangement of decorating.
飾かざり気け
飾り is a concrete decoration or ornament, while 飾り気 is the abstract quality of being showy or affected.

Word family· 41

首くび飾かざりN1
necklace; choker
飾かざり付つけ
decoration; arrangement; ornamentation
お飾かざり
decorations; ornaments; offerings
耳みみ飾かざり
earring
飾かざり物もの
ornament; decoration; decorative object · figurehead; leader in name only

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飾かざり気け
affectation; showiness; pretense
飾かざり棚だな
display shelf; display case
飾かざり立たてるN1
decorate gaudily; overdecorate; deck out; embellish
壁かべ飾かざり
wall decoration; wall ornament
床とこ飾かざり
tokonoma ornament; art object displayed in an alcove
房ふさ飾かざり
tassel; fringe
枕まくら飾かざり
temporary altar at the bedside of a deceased person
総そう飾かざり
displaying utensils after tea ceremony
縁ふち飾かざり
edging; frill; decorative trim
羽はね飾かざり
feather decoration; plume
胸むね飾かざり
brooch; chest ornament
腕うで飾かざり
armlet; bracelet

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Written forms

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

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.