# 粧 — makeup

粧 means “makeup”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 12 strokes. On'yomi: ショウ (shou). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: makeup
- On'yomi: ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 12
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Cloth & clothing 1

## How to remember 粧

Parts: 米 rice · 广 shelter · 土 earth

## More in the “Cloth & clothing 1” set

[織](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/weave/) · [維](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fibre/) · [染](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/dye/) · [綱](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/thick-rope/) · [錦](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/brocade/) · [繊](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fine-fibre/) · [冠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crown/) · [粧](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/makeup/) · [履](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wear-on-the-feet/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/makeup/. Last updated 2026-11-01.