What is the Kanji for "Decorate"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Decorate", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Decorate" is "飾".

This kanji has 2 readings:

Its kunyomi reading is "Kaza".

Its onyomi reading is "Shoku".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 3 parts:

The radical "飠" means "Eat" . The kanji "人" means "Person" and can be read as "Jin", "Nin", "Hito", and "Ri". And The kanji "巾" means "Towel" and can be read as "Kin".

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "飾" mean in japanese?

"飾" means "Decorate".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

飾る: "Decorate". The Japanese verb '飾る (かざる)' means 'to decorate'. It is used to describe the action of embellishing or ornamenting something, such as decorating a room for a special occasion. This verb is commonly used when making something more attractive or visually appealing. For example: The dining room is decorated for the party - (パーティーのために食堂が飾られている). She decorated the Christmas tree beautifully - (彼女はクリスマスツリーを美しく飾った).

飾り: "Ornament". The noun '飾り (かざり)' means 'ornament'. This refers to a decorative object or accessory used to enhance or embellish something. Ornaments are commonly used to decorate homes, clothing, and other items. For example: The Christmas tree is decorated with beautiful ornaments - (クリスマスツリーに素敵な飾りがついている). The bride wore an ornate ornament in her hair - (花嫁は髪に立派な飾りをつけていた).

装飾: "Decoration". The noun '装飾 (そうしょく)' means 'decoration'. This word refers to the act or process of adorning or embellishing something, typically to make it more attractive. '装飾' is commonly used to describe decorative elements added to objects, buildings, or spaces, such as patterns, colors, or architectural features. For example: The walls were covered in intricate decorations - (壁には繊細な装飾が施されていた). The Christmas tree was beautifully decorated - (クリスマスツリーが美しく装飾されていた).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "し" is read as "shi". The hiragana "く" is read as "ku". The hiragana "か" is read as "ka". And The hiragana "ざ" is read as "za".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.