Quick answer
装 is the kanji for "Dress". It is a JLPT N2 kanji. The main reading is よそお.う (yosoou). Stroke-order practice is available below.
Meaning
Dress
Also : Attire · Clothing
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Readings
kun = Japanese reading · on = Chinese reading
Practice writing
Trace the kanji stroke by stroke with a visual guide.
Stroke Order
12 strokes
Radicals
Memory Aid
The kanji 装 represents 'ATTIRE'. Think of this shape as a picture representing the concept of attire.
On-reading: そう — remember this sound by associating it with attire. Kun-reading: よそお.う.
Example Sentences
コスプレ衣装を手作りして、イベントに参加しました。
こすぷれいしょうをてづくりして、いべんとにさんかしました。
I handmade a cosplay costume and participated in an event.
この建物の外装は、伝統的な日本建築を取り入れています。
このたてもののがいそうは、でんとうてきなにほんけんちくをとりいれています。
The exterior of this building incorporates traditional Japanese architecture.
Vocabulary using 装
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun] + に伴い～に伴い (ni tomonai) - Along with / In accordance with
- [Noun] + をはじめ～をはじめ (wo hajime) - Starting with / Including
- [Noun] + に応じて～に応じて (ni oujite) - According to / In response to
- [Noun] + から + [Noun] + にかけて～にかけて (ni kakete) - From...to / In the area of
- [Noun] + に限り～に限り (ni kagiri) - Limited to / Only
Last updated Jul 22, 2026
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