飾り|かざりkazari[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, noun (suffix)decoration; ornament; trimmings
   その箱ばこに飾かざりのテープをかけてください。↗

   Do up the box with decorative tape.

• Synonym装飾そうしょくNeutralA Sino-Japanese word for decoration, as in 「室内装飾」; leans formal, used in architecture and design.
• SynonymデコレーションNeutralA loanword for decorating cakes or rooms, as in 「ケーキのデコレーション」; suggests showy, ornate embellishment.
• Synonym飾り付けかざりつけNeutralDecorating or dressing up a place, as in 「会場の飾り付け」; covers both the act of arranging and its result.
• SynonymオーナメントNeutralA loanword for a decorative object, most often a hanging ornament for a Christmas tree.
• Related化粧けしょうNeutralMake-up, but also surface dressing, as in 「化粧板」; centers on the face or an outer surface.
• Related粉飾ふんしょくWrittenWritten/formal prose for whitewashing or covering up, mostly in 「粉飾決算」; carries a negative nuance of falsifying.
• Related飾り物かざりものNeutralA decorative object, but also a figurehead with no real power, as in 「飾り物の社長」.
• Related修飾しゅうしょくWrittenWritten/formal prose for embellishment; also grammatical modification; centers on language and writing.
• Related装飾品そうしょくひんNeutralA concrete decorative item, such as jewelry; points to the physical object itself.
• Related装飾物そうしょくぶつNeutralAn object used for decoration; leans written, with 「飾り」 preferred in everyday speech.
• Antonym実用じつようNeutralPractical use; the opposite of 「飾り」, which is only for looks.

Use 「飾り」 for a decoration or ornament added for looks, and figuratively for something merely nominal. 「装飾」 is the more formal term, 「飾り付け」 is decorating a venue, and 「デコレーション」 is cake decoration; the opposite of 「飾り」 is 「実用」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 飾かざること。
2. 美うつくしく見みえるように添そえる物もの。
3. 実質的じっしつてきな役割やくわりは果はたさず、体裁ていさいを整ととのえるためにあるものや人ひと。おかざり。
4. 注連飾しめかざり。松飾まつかざり。おかざり。新年しんねんの季語きご。