粧 — kanji meaning “cosmetics”
粧
cosmetics, adorn (one's person)
- Meanings
- cosmetics, adorn (one's person)
- On'yomi
- ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Name readings
- さ
- Strokes
- 12
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1545 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 119
- Chinese reading
- zhuāng
Words with 粧
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 化粧 | けしょう keshou | make-up; makeup; cosmetics |
| 厚化粧 | あつげしょう atsugeshou | thick makeup; heavy makeup |
| 化粧直し | けしょうなおし keshounaoshi | adjusting one's makeup |
| 薄化粧 | うすげしょう usugeshou | light makeup |
| 雪化粧 | ゆきげしょう yukigeshou | coating of snow; blanket of snow |
| 化粧下 | けしょうした keshoushita | make-up base |
| 美粧 | びしょう bishou | dressing beautifully; beautiful makeup |
| 化粧水 | けしょうすい keshousui | skin lotion; face lotion |
| お粧し | おめかし omekashi | dressing up; putting on makeup; dolling (oneself) up |
| 化粧室 | けしょうしつ keshoushitsu | toilet; lavatory; powder room |
| 化粧石鹸 | けしょうせっけん keshousekken | toilet soap |
| 化粧代 | けしょうだい keshoudai | lady's pin money; cosmetics expense |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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