装
装·attire, dress, equip, install
- On-yomi
- ソウショウ
- Kun-yomi
- よそお(う)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 服装 | ふくそう | clothing, attire |
| 装置 | そうち | device, apparatus |
| 包装 | ほうそう | packaging, wrapping |
| 衣装 | いしょう | costume, outfit |
Example sentences
面接には正しい服装で行きましょう。
めんせつにはただしいふくそうでいきましょう。
Let's go to the interview in proper attire.
この工場には新しい装置が入った。
このこうじょうにはあたらしいそうちがはいった。
New equipment has been installed in this factory.
プレゼント用に包装してもらえますか。
ぷれぜんとようにほうそうしてもらえますか。
Could you gift-wrap it for me?
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 装裝Compare with 製 (manufacture) and 裏 (back): all three sit on the clothing element 衣, but their tops differ.
Common mistakes
- Reading 衣装 as *いそう — this compound uses ショウ: いしょう
- Confusing 包装 (wrapping goods) with 放送 (broadcasting), both read ほうそう
Memory aid
Picture it
Clothing (衣) underneath 壮 'robust': putting on your gear, whether that is an outfit or machinery.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 包装ほうそうpacking, wrapping, packaging
- 装置そうちdevice, equipment
- 服装ふくそうclothing, dress, attire (how one is dressed)
- 装丁そうていbook design, binding
- 偽装ぎそうdisguise, camouflage, falsification
- 変装へんそうdisguise
- 装飾そうしょくdecoration, ornament
- 武装ぶそうarmament
- 盛装せいそうdressing up; full dress; finery
- 衣装いしょうclothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
- 装備そうびequipment; gear; fitting out (with equipment)
- 舗装ほそうpaving; pavement; road surfacing
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