decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish
On'yomi (音読み)
- ショク
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- かざ.る
- かざ.り
About this kanji
The kanji 飾 (かざ) primarily means "to decorate" or "to adorn." It is typically used as a verb when you want to express the action of adding beauty to something. For example, 飾り (かざり) means "decoration," while 飾る (かざる) means "to decorate." You might also find it in compounds like 装飾 (そうしょく), which refers to ornaments or decorative elements, and 服飾 (ふくしょく), meaning clothing and accessories. A fun usage note is that this kanji often appears during festive seasons, when people decorate their homes or businesses to celebrate special occasions.
Example sentences
部屋を花で飾った。
I decorated the room with flowers.
Meanings across languages
- English
- decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish
- Tiếng Việt
- trang trí
- 日本語
- 飾る
- 한국어
- 장식
- 中文
- 装饰
- id
- menghias
- th
- ประดับ
- es
- decorar
- fr
- décorer
- de
- dekorieren
- pt
- decorar
Common compounds
- 飾りかざりdecoration, ornament, trimmings
- 飾るかざるto decorate, to ornament, to adorn
- 装飾そうしょくornament, decoration
- 服飾ふくしょくclothing and accessories, attire
- 宝飾ほうしょくjewels and ornaments, jewelry, jewellery
- 着飾るきかざるto dress up
- 粉飾ふんしょくembellishment (e.g. of a story), ornamentation, decoration
- 虚飾きょしょくostentation, show, affectation
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