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Kanji Detail for 装 - "to dress, to pretend"

装

  • Meaning

    装 means "to dress, to pretend." Also associated with to equip.

    1. Dress - To clothe; to attire.

    2. Equip - To furnish; to outfit.

    3. Pretend - To feign; to disguise.

  • Words using 装

    • 武装 ぶそう Listen arms; armament; taking up arms
    • 装置 そうち Listen equipment; device; installation
    • 装備 そうび Listen equipment
    • 衣装 いしょう Listen clothing; costume; outfit
    • 服装 ふくそう Listen attire; dress; clothes
    • 包装 ほうそう Listen packing; wrapping
    • 装甲 そうこう Listen armoring; armouring; armor
    • 装飾 そうしょく Listen ornament; decoration

  • Four-character idioms with 装

    • 舞台装置 ぶたいそうち Listen stage setting
    • 偽装工作 ぎそうこうさく Listen diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
    • 武装蜂起 ぶそうほうき Listen armed uprising

  • Tattoo check: 装

    • Verified meaning: to dress, to pretend
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read そう)
    • Also carries these associations: to equip

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 装

    Given names 装(そう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    attire; dress; pretend; disguise; profess

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    dress, clothes, attire; fill

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    adornment; to adorn; dress; clothing; costume (of an actor in a play); to play a role; to pretend; to install; to fix; to wrap (sth in a bag); to load; to pack

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    dress, clothes, attire; to wear, to install

  • Onyomi

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    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

    soh(ソウ) ソウ

  • Kunyomi

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    yosoo.i(よそお-い) よそお-い

    yosoo.u(よそお-う) よそお-う

  • Strokes

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    12 strokes

  • Radical

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    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords

    dress equip pretend decoration adornment outfit attire clothe clothing costume disguise embellishment fashion feign furnish garnish ornament style

Sentences including 装

  • She dressed up for the party.

  • She was disguised in men's clothes.

  • Must we dress up?

  • I have to dress up.

  • I spend less money on clothes than my sister does.

  • Jane was dressed as a man.

  • She is behind the times when it comes to clothes.

  • She dressed up and left for the party.

  • If you disguise yourself , they won't be able to tell.

  • He made believe he was a doctor.

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