おしゃれ

お

しゃ

れ

Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

na-adjective

stylish; fashionable; trendy

usually written using kana alone

Describes someone or something that is stylish, chic, or carefully put together in appearance.

彼かの女じょはいつもおしゃれな服ふくを着きている。
She always wears stylish clothes.

このカフェはとてもおしゃれだね。

This café is really trendy, isn't it?

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

dressing up; making oneself look nice

usually written using kana alone

Refers to the act of dressing up or paying attention to one's appearance; often used with する.

今日きょうはデートだから、ちょっとおしゃれしてきた。
I have a date today, so I dressed up a bit.
おしゃれをするのが好すきです。
I like dressing up.

noun

fashionable person; stylish dresser

usually written using kana alone

Refers to a person who is fashionable or always well-dressed.

彼かれはクラスで一いち番ばんのおしゃれだ。
He is the most fashionable person in the class.

Written forms

おしゃれUsage65%
Usually written in kana; the most common and neutral spelling.
お洒落しゃれUsage18%
Kanji spelling; less common but still seen, especially in writing.
オシャレUsage17%
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often used for emphasis or in casual, trendy contexts.

Kanji

洒wash, sprinkle
落fall, drop, come down

Similar words

洒落しゃれ
洒落 (しゃれ) is the base noun meaning 'joke' or 'pun', while おしゃれ is a derived term focused on fashion and style.
おしゃれさん
おしゃれさん is a more casual, slightly affectionate term for a fashionable person, often used in conversation.

Etymology

Derived from the honorific prefix お (o) + 洒落 (share, 'wit, stylishness'). The original meaning of 洒落 relates to refined taste or cleverness, which evolved into the modern sense of being fashionable.