漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
装: attire, dress
Also: pretend, disguise, profess
JLPT N212 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met
衣 carries the meaning · 壮 gives the sound
12 strokes
Three readings, and the words that use each
ソウsou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 装置そうちequipment
- 服装ふくそうdress, clothes, outfit
- 洋装ようそうWestern clothing
- 包装紙ほうそうしwrapping paper
- 仮装行列かそうぎょうれつcostume parade
- 装備するそうびするequip, fit out
- 改装するかいそうするremodel, reorganize
- 武装するぶそうするarm [v.i.]
- 変装するへんそうするdisguise oneself, masquerade
- 正装するせいそうするdress up, wear full dress
ショウshou · on'yomi
- 装束しょうぞくcostume
よそおうyosoou · kun'yomi · on its own
- 装うよそおうdress, pretend, feign
Also read よそおい, with no example words in our sources. Words: Kanji alive, CC BY 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Dress for the occasion! This radical represents the protective layers we wear and the social identity that fine clothing provides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified, as in Japanese · traditional 裝 · zhuāng
Japan uses the same simplified form as mainland China, 装. Taiwan and Hong Kong write 裝.
- Simplified
- 装 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 裝 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin zhuāng most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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