JLPT N4 · Verb

飾る (kazaru)

飾る (かざる, kazaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to decorate; to ornament”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: かざる
Romaji: kazaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

to decorate; to ornament; to adorn · godan verb, transitive
to display; to exhibit; to put on show; to arrange · godan verb, transitive
to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page); to grace (e.g. the cover) · godan verb, transitive
to affect (a manner); to keep up (appearances); to embellish; to dress up; to be showy · godan verb, transitive

Example sentences

私たち自身が部屋を飾ったのです。

We decorated the room ourselves.

Tatoeba #164973

彼の絵が壁に飾られていた。

His pictures were hung on the wall.

Tatoeba #117888

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 飾る

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	飾る	かざる kazaru
Polite (~masu)	飾ります	かざります kazarimasu
Negative	飾らない	かざらない kazaranai
Polite negative	飾りません	かざりません kazarimasen
Past	飾った	かざった kazatta
Polite past	飾りました	かざりました kazarimashita
Negative past	飾らなかった	かざらなかった kazaranakatta
Te-form	飾って	かざって kazatte
Potential	飾れる	かざれる kazareru
Passive	飾られる	かざられる kazarareru
Causative	飾らせる	かざらせる kazaraseru
Volitional	飾ろう	かざろう kazarou
Imperative	飾れ	かざれ kazare
Conditional (~ba)	飾れば	かざれば kazareba

Kanji in 飾る

飾

decorate, ornament, adornショク・かざ.る・かざ.り · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 飾る.

飾りかざりdecoration修飾しゅうしょくornamentation装飾そうしょくornament着飾るきかざるto dress up首飾りくびかざりnecklace

Source: JMdict entry 1357210 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.