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On'yomi
ショク
SHOKU
Kun'yomi
かざ.る・かざ.り
kazaru / kazari

decorate · ornament · adorn · embellish

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Strokes13
Frequency#1193
Radicaleat(9)

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of food and cloth. Decorating food with cloth.

Symbolism

Decoration, ornament, modify. Represents decorating.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

粉飾決算

ふんしょくけっさん

fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting; fraudulent accounting

Proverbs & Idioms

飾り気がない

かざりけがない

Without pretense

Being natural without showing off