attire / equip
N3- Onyomi
- ソウ
- Kunyomi
- よそお(う)
- Stroke count
- 12
- JLPT
- N3
Onyomi are readings often used in compound words. Kunyomi are native Japanese readings. Learn each reading with an example word.
Memory tip
Break 装 down and you get 衣 (clothing) — a garment with its collar and sleeves. Picture clothing folded neatly into a stack, put 装 inside it, and let that scene stand for "attire" — attire / equip. The odder the picture, the better it sticks.
Stroke Order
Stroke count: 12
General writing tips
These general rules have exceptions. Follow the animation and numbered frames for this character.
- •上から下へ書きます。Write from top to bottom.
- •左から右へ書きます。Write from left to right.
- •横の画を先に、縦の画を後に書きます。Write horizontal strokes before the vertical strokes that cross them.
- •外側の囲みを先に書き、中を後で書きます。Draw an outer enclosure first, then fill in what is inside.
- •中央を先に、左右を後に書きます。In symmetric shapes, write the centre before the left and right sides.
- •この漢字は12画です。下の練習エリアで順番に書いてみましょう。This kanji has 12 strokes — trace them in order in the practice area below.
Step by step
Practice Writing
Free writing practice — compare your writing with the example. This canvas does not check your shape or stroke order. Draw with a mouse, finger, or pen; scroll outside the square to move down the page.
Trace the faded character, or hide the outline to practise from memory.
Writing Tips
- Follow the order strictly: top-to-bottom and left-to-right. Correct order makes the shape balanced and natural.
- Keep each stroke in one smooth motion — don't lift the pen in the middle of a stroke.
- Close enclosing strokes cleanly so the character does not look open or broken.
- Common mistake: drawing strokes bottom-to-top or right-to-left. Even if the result looks similar, the wrong order shows in handwriting and makes it harder to read.
Example words
装置
souchi
device
実装
jissou
implementation (code)
装う
yosoou
to dress up
装って
yosootte
dress up — te-form
実装する
jissousuru
to do implementation (code)
装います
yosooimasu
dress up — polite present
Example sentences (3)
工場に新しい装置を導入しました。
こうじょう に あたらしい そうち を どうにゅう しました。
koujou ni atarashii souchi o dounyuu shimashita.
New equipment was introduced at the factory.
装置の使い方は、先輩が丁寧に教えてくれました。
そうち の つかいかた は、せんぱい が ていねい に おしえて くれました。
souchi no tsukaikata wa, senpai ga teinei ni oshiete kuremashita.
A senior colleague kindly taught me how to use the equipment.
この会社は服装が自由なので、働きやすいです。
この かいしゃ は ふくそう が じゆう な ので、はたらきやすい です。
kono kaisha wa fukusou ga jiyuu na node, hatarakiyasui desu.
This company has a free dress code, so it is comfortable to work here.