飾

13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish

Kun'yomi
  • かざる
    		to decorate ②to display ③to mark (e.g. the day with a victory) ④to affect (a manner)
  • かざり
    		decoration
On'yomi
  • ショク
Nanori
  • しか

Main Radical

食(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

かざるかざり 95.1%
ショク 4.5%
しか 0.4%

Character Breakdown

decorate, ornament, adorn
かざ.る　ショク　しか (7th, N1)
eat, food, eat radical (no. 184)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
good, pleasing, skilled
よ.い　リョウ　ら (4th, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
northeast (Oriental zodiac), stopping, good radical (no. 138)
うしとら　コン (Kentei Pre-1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
linen, cloth, spread
フ　ぬの　し.く (5th, N2)
left hand, cliff(厂) variant
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)

Common Words

かざ
飾
　
る
to decorate ②to display ③to mark (e.g. the day with a victory) ④to affect (a manner)
かざ
飾
　
り
decoration
くび
首
かざ
飾
　
り
necklace
かざ
飾
　
り
つ
付
　
け
　
る
to decorate
かみ
髪
かざ
飾
　
り
hair ornament
き
着
かざ
飾
　
る
to dress up
お
御
かざ
飾
　
り
decorations
かざ
飾
　
り
た
立
　
て
　
る
to decorate gaudily
はな
花
かざ
飾
　
り
floral decoration
かざ
飾
　
り
もの
物
ornament ②figurehead
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References

Unicode hex code 98FE
JIS X 0208 1-30-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 5161
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Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1717
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 44111P
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1690
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 603
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1906
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1489
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 8b5.3
Four corner code 8872.7
De Roo Code 2844