漢字道KANJIDO

7 strokesRadical

1University / general (hardest)7 strokesRadical
On
ソウ・ショウ
Kun
よそお.う
Meaning
to adorn oneself

Origin

ORIGIN

Woman 女 with 爿 as phonetic: to dress and adorn oneself; used like 粧.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 化粧けしょう

    makeup

  • 紅妝こうそう

    a woman in makeup

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

鏡に向かって化粧を整えた。

She sat at the mirror and finished her makeup.

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