Word details

御飾り

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 御飾り.

Dictionary

Entry

御飾りお飾りざり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.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

honorable, manipulate, govern

12 strokesFrequency 1,087JLPT N2Grade 8

On

ギョ

Kun

おん-お-み-

Nanori

decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish

13 strokesFrequency 1,193JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ショク

Kun

かざ.るかざ.り

Nanori

しか

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