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Japanese symbol for “converted”

Romaji: kasou
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; disguise

In Japanese, converted is , read (kasou).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs costume; fancy dress; masquerade; disguise
  2. n, vi, vs converted (cruiser)

Kanji and stroke order

sham, temporary, interim
on: カ、ケ
kun: かり、かり-
6 strokes · JLPT 2
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 “converted”

WordReadingMeaning
へんかんずみ henkanzumi(something) converted

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
かりに karinisupposing; even if; granting that
かめん kamenmask
かてい kateiassumption; supposition; hypothesis
かそう kasouimagination; supposition; virtual
かせつ kasetsutemporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction
そうち souchiequipment; device; installation
ぶそう busouarms; armament; taking up arms
いしょう ishouclothing; costume; outfit

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.