おめかし
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word おめかし
1
dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up
Examples
彼女は彼が精一杯のおめかしをしてきたのを見て、ウフッと笑った。
When she saw the lengths he'd gone to to get all dressed up, she couldn't help letting a brief chuckle escape.
Kanji in this Word
粧
12 strokes
Frequency: 1545
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
cosmetics
adorn (one's person)
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ショウ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
さ
御
12 strokes
Frequency: 1087
JLPT N2
Grade 8
Meanings
honorable
manipulate
govern
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ギョ
ゴ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おん-
お-
み-
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
う
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