粧 — readings, stroke count and radical

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Origin of the character

形声。「米」(化粧に用いる「粉」からの連想)+音符「庄」。「よそおう」を意味する漢語{裝}を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

cosmetics, adorn (one's person)

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ショウJHS
Nanori (used in names)
Other languages
  • 拼音zhuang1
  • 한글jang
  • Hán-ViệtTrang

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Basics

Strokes
12 strokes
Radical
米(こめ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+7CA7

Components

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Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰米庄

Words using this kanji

  • 粧すめかすto adorn oneself, to dress oneself up, to give an air of ..., to make ... seem like ...
  • 粧鏡しょうきょうbathroom mirror, make-up mirror

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Lookup codes

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