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    3. 装う

    装う

    装よそおう​

    to dress (oneself in)

    KMT8News #21+1CoreVerb, TransitiveFashion & BeautyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    粧う

    よそおう

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to dress (oneself in), to attire oneself in, to adorn, to decorate
    2.
    to pretend, to feign, to affect, to disguise oneself as

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    彼かの女じょは美うつくしいドレスを装よそおってパーティーに出でかけた。

    She dressed herself in a beautiful dress and went to the party.

    KMT7Fashion & BeautyDaily Life
    彼かれは何なに事ごともなかったかのように装よそおっていた。

    He pretended as if nothing had happened.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かの女じょはいつも流りゅう行こうの服ふくを装よそおい、ファッション雑ざっ誌しから抜ぬけ出でたようだ。

    She always dresses in trendy clothes, looking like she stepped out of a fashion magazine.

    KMT8Fashion & BeautyDaily Life
    彼かれは無む関かん心しんを装よそおっていたが、内ない心しんでは非ひ常じょうに心しん配ぱいしていた。

    He feigned indifference, but deep down he was very worried.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの言こと葉ばは平へい静せいを装よそおっていたが、その目めは不ふ安あんを隠かくしきれていなかった。

    His words feigned calmness, but his eyes couldn't hide his anxiety.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts

    Characters that make up this word

    装
    よそお.う・よそお.い…(2)
    attire・dress・pretend・disguise・profess
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
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