装 (attire, disguise, dress, pretend, profess) - Kanji Codex

装

attire, disguise, dress, pretend, profess

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ショウソウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

よそお.いよそお.う

Stroke Order

12 / 12

Information

Grade:6

Strokes:12

JLPT:2

Frequency:657

Vocabulary

ショウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
衣装	イショウ	clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
舞台衣装	ブタイイショウ	(theatrical) costumes
婚礼衣装	コンレイイショウ	wedding clothes
民族衣装	ミンゾクイショウ	national costume; folk costume; native dress; traditional dress
衣装道楽	イショウドウラク	love of fine clothing; weakness for fine clothes; being extravagant in clothing

ソウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
改装	カイソウ	remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
核武装	カクブソウ	nuclear arms
正装	セイソウ	full dress; formal dress; uniform
装甲	ソウコウ	armoring; armouring; armor; armour
装飾	ソウショク	ornament; decoration

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
装う	よそおう	to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to decorate; to pretend; to feign; to affect; to disguise oneself as
装い	よそおい	dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise; get-up
装束	しょうぞく	costume; dress; attire
装束	そうぞく	costume; dress; attire
装束	そうずく	costume; dress; attire

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