JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 飾: "decorate, ornament, adorn"
The kanji 飾 means "decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ショク in on'yomi and かざ.る, かざ.り in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ショク
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
かざ.るかざ.り
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1193 of 2,501 |
Common words with 飾
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 飾るto decorate; to ornament; to adorn · to display; to exhibit; to put on show; to arrange
- 飾りdecoration; ornament; trimmings
- 装飾ornament; decoration
- 着飾るto dress up
- 髪飾りhair ornament
- 装飾品ornament; decoration
- 首飾りnecklace; choker
- 服飾clothing and accessories; attire
- 飾り立てるto decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
- 飾り気のないplain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious
- 飾り付けdecoration; arrangement
- 宝飾品jewelry; jewellery
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