飾
飾 — Decorate
decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish
On’yomiショク (shoku)
Kun’yomiかざる (kazaru)
Kun’yomiかざり (kazari)
Stroke order (13 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 飾
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飾り | かざり kazari | decoration; ornament; trimmings |
| 装飾 | そうしょく soushoku | ornament; decoration |
| 飾る | かざる kazaru | to decorate; to ornament; to adorn |
| 着飾る | きかざる kikazaru | to dress up |
| 服飾 | ふくしょく fukushoku | clothing and accessories; attire |
| 宝飾 | ほうしょく houshoku | jewels and ornaments; jewelry; jewellery |
Study notes
飾 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1193 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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