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Decoration Ornament Food Decorate Reclining Towel 飾 ショク

Kanji
Onyomi ショク
Kunyomi かざ.る、かざ.り
Nanori しか
English decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish
Examples 飾り(かざり): decoration
装飾(そうしょく): ornament
飾る(かざる): to decorate; to ornament; to adorn
着飾る(きかざる): to dress up
首飾り(くびかざり): necklace; choker
修飾(しゅうしょく): (1) ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment; polish up (writing) (2) modification; qualification
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 1193
Components 食: eat; food
巾: towel; hanging scroll; width; cloth radical (no. 50)
Number of Strokes 13
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 184
Radical Strokes 9
Radical Reading しょく・しょくへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword decorate
Koohii Story 1 [decorate; ornament; adorn; embellish] We decorate a table before eating, reclining a towel over it.
Koohii Story 2 Naked sushi: a lady reclining on a towel as decoration for the food laid out on her.
RTK Index 1477

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq1001-1500

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