漢字道KANJIDO

12 strokesRadical

5Elementary year 612 strokesRadical
On
ソウ・ショウ
Kun
よそお(う)
Meaning
to dress; equip; attire

Origin

ORIGIN

壮 "robust" over 衣 "clothing"; arranging clothes upon oneself — hence "to dress, to equip."

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

ソウ装置・服装・変装
ショウ装束・衣装
よそおう装う・装い

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 服装ふくそう

    clothing; attire

  • 包装ほうそう

    packaging; wrapping

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

きれいな紙で包装した。

I wrapped it in pretty paper.

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