To Decorate
transitive verb, godan verb
Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means decorate. The verb vocab version is to decorate.
Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you: To decorate something, you don't really need a cause (かざ). You should just do it, just because.
リビングに絵を飾ると、部屋が明るくなりますね。
Decorating the living room with a painting really brightens up the space, huh?
店の入り口を風船で飾ると、子供たちが喜びます。
Decorating the store entrance with balloons makes children happy.
教室をクラフトの作品などで飾ることで、生徒たちのモチベーションが上がることがあります。
Decorating the classroom with crafts and other artworks can increase students' motivation.
クリスマスツリーの飾り付けをするのが好きです。今年はツリーを暖炉の横に飾りました。
I like decorating the Christmas tree. I put it beside our fireplace this year.