装 — attire, dress, pretend

よそおう装 attire

U+88C5 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 2 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 2 level. Grade 6 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 12 strokes Freq #657 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #425 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

attire
dress
pretend
disguise
profess

word

しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

衣(い) 装(しょう) ishou costume

そう sou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

装(そう) 置(ち) souchi device 装(そう) 備(び) soubi equipment 武(ぶ) 装(そう) busou armament 実(じっ) 装(そう) jissou implementation 服(ふく) 装(そう) fukusou attire 偽(ぎ) 装(そう) gisou disguise 塗(と) 装(そう) tosou painting

Stroke order

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