装飾|そうしょくsoushoku[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- suru verb, transitive verb, no-adjectiveornament; decoration
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 装飾する（そうしょくする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 装飾します（そうしょくします） |
| Negative (nai) | 装飾しない（そうしょくしない） |
| polite (masen) | 装飾しません（そうしょくしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 装飾せず・装飾せぬ（そうしょくせず・そうしょくせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 装飾した（そうしょくした） |
| polite (mashita) | 装飾しました（そうしょくしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 装飾しなかった（そうしょくしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 装飾しませんでした（そうしょくしませんでした） |
| Te form | 装飾して（そうしょくして） |
| Potential | 装飾できる（そうしょくできる） |
| Passive | 装飾される（そうしょくされる） |
| Causative | 装飾させる（そうしょくさせる） |
| Causative passive | 装飾させられる（そうしょくさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 装飾すれば（そうしょくすれば） |
| tara | 装飾したら（そうしょくしたら） |
| Volitional | 装飾しよう（そうしょくしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 装飾しましょう（そうしょくしましょう） |
| Imperative | 装飾しろ（そうしょくしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym飾りかざりNeutralNative word for decorating or a decorative item, e.g. 「お正月の飾り」; common in everyday speech, whereas 「装飾」 leans formal and design-oriented.
- SynonymデコレーションNeutralLoanword for decorating cakes and event venues; suggests showy, festive embellishment.
- Synonym飾り付けかざりつけNeutralThe act of putting up decorations, as in 「会場の飾り付け」; emphasizes the arranging process.
- Synonym修飾しゅうしょくWrittenWritten word for embellishing the appearance; in grammar it also means modification. 「装飾」 is specifically about decorating for beauty.
- Related飾り物かざりものNeutralA decorative object; figuratively a figurehead with no real power, as in 「飾り物の社長」.
- Related粉飾ふんしょくWrittenWritten word for whitewashing, often in 「粉飾決算」; carries a negative nuance of disguising wrongdoing.
- Related彩るいろどるWrittenWritten verb for coloring or adding color and flair, as in 「花で彩る」; focuses on colorful accents.
- Related美化びかWrittenWritten word for beautifying or idealizing something, as in 「過去を美化する」; focuses on making it look better.
- Related飾るかざるNeutralNative verb for decorating or putting things on display, as in 「花を飾る」; the everyday counterpart to the more formal 「装飾」.
- Related意匠いしょうFormalFormal term for the design of an object's appearance, as in 「意匠登録」; centers on design and ingenuity rather than decoration.
- RelatedオーナメントNeutralLoanword for small hanging or displayed ornaments, such as Christmas decorations; leans toward small items.
- Related装飾品そうしょくひんWrittenWritten word for decorative items, including jewelry; points to the objects themselves rather than the act of decorating.
- Related絵様えようWrittenWritten, specialist term in architecture for decorative carved patterns on wood or stone.
- Related装飾物そうしょくぶつWrittenWritten word for an object added to make things or spaces look beautiful or luxurious; distinctly bookish.
Use 「装飾」 for decoration done for beauty; it leans formal and design-oriented, as in 「室内装飾」 and 「装飾品」. In everyday speech say 「飾り」 or 「飾る」; for cake decoration say 「デコレーション」, and for dressing up fraud say 「粉飾」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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