化粧

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See also: 化妝, 化妆, and 化裝

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 化妝 (“to put on makeup; to apply makeup; cosmetics; makeup”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 化妝).

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
しょう
Grade: S
goon
Alternative spelling
仮粧 (rare)
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Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

()(しょう) (keshōけしやう (kesyau)?

  1. makeup/make-up, cosmetics
    Synonyms: メイク (meiku), メーク (mēku), メイクアップ (meikuappu), メークアップ (mēkuappu)
  2. cosmeticization
Derived terms

Verb

()(しょう)する (keshō suruけしやう (kesyau)?suru (stem ()(しょう) (keshō shi), past ()(しょう)した (keshō shita))

  1. (intransitive) to put on makeup/make-up
    Synonyms: メイクする (meiku suru), メークする (mēku suru), メイクアップする (meikuappu suru), メークアップする (mēkuappu suru)
  2. (transitive) to cosmeticize
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3
そう
Grade: S
goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
仮粧 (rare)

Pronunciation

Noun

()(そう) (kesōけさう (kesau)?

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of 化粧 (keshō)
Derived terms

Verb

()(そう)する (kesō suruけさう (kesau)?suru (stem ()(そう) (kesō shi), past ()(そう)した (kesō shita))

  1. (archaic) Alternative form of 化粧する (keshō suru)
Conjugation

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
けわい
Grade: 3 Grade: S
irregular
Alternative spelling
仮粧 (rare)

From 気配(けわい) (kewai).

Pronunciation

Noun

化粧(けわい) (kewaiけはひ (kefafi)?

  1. (archaic) Synonym of 化粧 (keshō)
    • 1901, 泉鏡花, 処方秘箋, 青空文庫:
      抱起(だきおこ)したのは昨夜(ゆうべ)のお(つじ)で、高島田(たかしまだ)(その)まゝ、()(あさ)化粧(けわい)もしたか、(みず)()(うつく)しさ。
      Dakiokoshita no wa yūbe no Otsuji de, takashimada mo sono mama, haya asa no kewai mo shita ka, mizu no taru utsukushisa.
      The one who woke me up was Otsuji from last night. She was still wearing her takashimada, and perhaps she had already put on her morning makeup; she was as beautiful as could be.
Derived terms

Verb

化粧(けわい)する (kewai suruけはひ (kefafi)?suru (stem 化粧(けわい) (kewai shi), past 化粧(けわい)した (kewai shita))

  1. (archaic) Synonym of 化粧する (keshō suru)
Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

化粧 (hwajang) (hangeul 화장)

  1. hanja form? of 화장 (cosmetics)