飾
飾

decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish

13 strokesFrequency 1,193JLPT N1Grade 8

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ショク

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かざ.るかざ.り

Nanori

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飾るかざる餝る錺る荘るTransitiveGodan verbFreq #2448
1

to decorate; to ornament; to adorn

Examples
私たち自身が部屋を飾ったのです。
We decorated the room ourselves.
2

to display; to exhibit; to put on show; to arrange

Examples
彼の絵が壁に飾られていた。
His pictures were hung on the wall.
3

to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page); to grace (e.g. the cover)

4

to affect (a manner); to keep up (appearances); to embellish; to dress up; to be showy; to be pretentious

飾りかざりNounNoun suffixFreq #5441
1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

Examples
その箱に飾りのテープをかけてください。
Do up the box with decorative tape.
装飾そうしょくNoun～の Adj.Transitive～する VerbFreq #5533
1

ornament; decoration

Examples
その部屋は装飾を凝らしている。
The room is richly ornamented.
着飾るきかざるTransitiveGodan verbFreq #10710
1

to dress up

Examples
アメリカ人は一般に着飾ることを好まない。
Americans, in general, don't like to dress up.
髪飾りかみかざりNounFreq #11865
1

hair ornament

装飾品そうしょくひんNounFreq #12620
1

ornament; decoration

Examples
その寝室には、美しい装飾品がいっぱいあった。
The bedroom was laden with beautiful ornaments.
首飾り頸飾り頚飾りくびかざりNounFreq #15749
1

necklace; choker

Examples
彼女は高価な首飾りをしています。
She is wearing an expensive necklace.
御飾りお飾りおかざりNounFreq #23707
1

decorations; offerings; mere window dressing

Examples
その会社では、会長が院政を敷いていて、社長はお飾りにすぎない。
The "retired" president of that company runs the whole show from behind the scenes, so the current president is nothing but a figurehead.
服飾ふくしょくNoun～の Adj.Freq #26350
1

clothing and accessories; attire

飾り立てるかざりたてるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #27221
1

to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

Examples
彼女は費用を顧みず家を飾りたてた。
She decorated her house regardless of cost.
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