- 飾り物
- かざりもの【飾り物】⇒ かざり* * *かざりもの【飾り物】1 〔装飾〕 (a) decoration; (an) ornament; (a) garnish.
●床の間の飾り物 an ornament for [in] the tokonoma
・つまらない飾り物 a doodad.
●〔店で〕 これは飾り物で, 売り物ではありません. I'm afraid this is not for sale; it is only for display. | 〔掲示〕 For display only.
・書物は読むもので, 飾り物ではない. Books are for reading, not for show [decoration].
・(この料理は)飾り物じゃないんだから, 遠慮なく食べてよ. This food isn't for show; go ahead and eat it!
2 〔名目だけの存在〕 a figurehead.●社長とはいっても飾り物だ. He is merely the nominal president [only president in name](; he has practically no real authority).
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.