Kanji

粧

cosmetics, adorn (one's person)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

12 strokes

Radical

米部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ショウ

Common Readings

ショウ

Example sentences

化粧 けしょう
彼女は外出する前に、鏡の前で念入りに化粧をしている。

She is carefully putting on makeup in front of the mirror before going out.

別人 べつじん
彼女は化粧をすると、まるで別人のように見える。

When she wears makeup, she looks like a completely different person.

化粧品 けしょうひん
彼女はデパートで高級な化粧品を買った。

She bought expensive cosmetics at the department store.

サンプル サンプル
化粧品の無料サンプルをもらった。

I received a free sample of cosmetics.

化粧水 けしょうすい
洗顔の後は化粧水で肌を整える。

After washing your face, condition your skin with lotion.

ソフィーナ ソフィーナ
新しいソフィーナの化粧水を買いました。

I bought a new Sofina toner.

雪化粧 ゆきげしょう
昨夜の初雪で、山々がうっすらと雪化粧した。

With last night's first snow, the mountains were thinly covered in white.

麗姿 れいし
雪化粧した富士山の麗姿が見える。

The beautiful figure of snow-covered Mt. Fuji is visible.

Example Vocabulary

化粧

けしょう

makeup; cosmetics; putting on makeup

化粧品

けしょうひん

cosmetics; makeup

化粧水

けしょうすい

skin lotion; toner; moisturizer

厚化粧

あつげしょう

化粧室

けしょうしつ

化粧台

けしょうだい

化粧道具

けしょうどうぐ

化粧直し

けしょうなおし

雪化粧

ゆきげしょう

a coating of snow; snow-covered landscape

薄化粧

うすげしょう

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