装飾

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 装飾(そうしょく) refers to decoration or the act of decorating.
• Basic usage: In the verb construction 壁を装飾する, the object is marked with を.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Object and material
  • In 壁を紙の花で装飾する, 壁を is the object and 紙の花で marks the decorating material or means.
• Restrained decoration
  • 装飾を抑える means limiting or restraining decoration.