Kanji N2

装: attire, dress, pretend

装 is a JLPT N2 kanji meaning attire, dress, pretend, written with 12 strokes. It is read ソウ, ショウ (on) and よそおう, よそおい (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 6. You will see it in 装置 (そうち, equipment) and 服装 (ふくそう, attire).

装

Meanings

  • attire
  • dress
  • pretend
  • disguise
  • profess
Strokes12
JLPT levelN2
School gradeGrade 6
Frequency#657 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • ソウ
  • ショウ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • よそおう
  • よそおい

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

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Common words with 装

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 装置そうち

    equipment; device; installation; apparatus

    JLPT N3
  • 服装ふくそう

    attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

    JLPT N3
  • 包装ほうそう

    packing; wrapping

    JLPT N2
  • 武装ぶそう

    arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself

    JLPT N1
  • 装備そうび

    equipment

    JLPT N1
  • 衣装いしょう

    clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

    JLPT N1
  • 装飾そうしょく

    ornament; decoration

    JLPT N1
  • 舗装ほそう

    paving (a road)

    JLPT N1

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0; the Spanish meanings they lack, translated by Naraio from their English, are shared under the same licence. Example sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY. Sentences split into words with IPADIC © NAIST and IPA, through Lindera.