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化粧 (けしょう): make-up (cosmetic) — Japanese vocabulary

化粧 is read けしょう and means "make-up (cosmetic)". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

化粧

Reading
けしょう · keshou
Translation
make-up (cosmetic)
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
けしょうが

Example

私の化粧ケースがみつからないのです。

わたしのけしょうケースがみつからないのです。

I can't find my vanity case.

Kanji in this word

  • 化 — change, transform
  • 粧 — makeup, adorn

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