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Japanese symbol for “adornment”

Romaji: yosooi
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup

In Japanese, adornment is , read (yosooi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. n dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

attire, dress, pretend
on: ソウ、ショウ
kun: よそお.う、よそお.い
12 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “adornment”

WordReadingMeaning
はやし hayashiornament; adornment; decoration
しゅうしょく shuushokuornamentation; embellishment; decoration
ビジュー bijuugem; jewel; ornament

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
そうち souchiequipment; device; installation
ぶそう busouarms; armament; taking up arms
いしょう ishouclothing; costume; outfit
ふくそう fukusouattire; dress; clothes
そうしょく soushokuornament; decoration
そうび soubiequipment

See also: Chinese symbol for “adornment”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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