飾り物|かざりものkazarimono[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounornament; decoration
2. nounfigurehead; leader without real power

• SynonymデコレーションCasualColloquial loanword for decoration, used mostly for cakes and festive decorating.
• Synonym置物おきものNeutralNeutral; a decorative object set on a desk or in an alcove. Like 「飾り物」, it can also mean a leader in name only.
• SynonymオーナメントNeutralNeutral loanword for a decorative piece, especially ornaments hung on a Christmas tree or used in a room or building.
• Synonym装飾品そうしょくひんWrittenWritten register; stresses physical items used for decoration, a more formal pick than 「飾り物」 for ornaments.
• Related装飾そうしょくWrittenWritten register; stresses the act of beautifying or interior decoration. Unlike 「飾り物」, it is not used for a person who is a figurehead.
• Related飾りかざりNeutralNeutral and the most general word for something added to adorn or beautify; the everyday choice for decoration of any kind.
• Related飾り付けかざりつけNeutralNeutral; centers on the act of decorating and its finished result, where 「飾り物」 is the object displayed.
• Related据え物すえものWrittenWritten and rare; an object placed in a room for display. Old senses include a corpse used to test a blade.
• Related装飾物そうしょくぶつWrittenWritten register; stresses something added to make an object or space look attractive or luxurious.
• Antonym実用品じつようひんNeutralAntonym: everyday goods made for practical use, the opposite of 「飾り物」, which exists only to be looked at.

「飾り物」 is for decorative things like 「正月の飾り物」, or figureheads like 「飾り物の社長」. For general decoration use 「飾り」; for display pieces 「置物」; in formal prose 「装飾品」. 「装飾」/「装飾物」 are written words for beautifying and added embellishments. 「デコレーション」 is colloquial, often for cakes and festivities; 「オーナメント」 is for tree ornaments; 「飾り付け」 for the act and result of decorating; 「実用品」 is the opposite.

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

1. 飾かざりとするもの。装飾品そうしょくひん。
2. 特とくに正月しょうがつや祭礼さいれいなどで飾かざりとするもの。
3. 見掛みかけだけで実際じっさいは役やくに立たたないものや人ひと。