Languages › Japanese Oshare Share Flipboard Email Print Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on June 14, 2017 The Japanese word oshare is pronounced "oh-sha-ray", and it is translated to mean "stylish". But it doesn't always have a positive connotation. In fact, it can be used to mean "foppish" or "dandy" as well. Japanese Characters おしゃれ Example Keiko wa kesa oshare o shitekita.恵子は今朝おしゃれをしてきた。 Translation: Keiko came all dressed up this morning. Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Oshare." ThoughtCo, Jan. 29, 2020, thoughtco.com/oshare-meaning-and-characters-2028714. Abe, Namiko. (2020, January 29). Oshare. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/oshare-meaning-and-characters-2028714 Abe, Namiko. "Oshare." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/oshare-meaning-and-characters-2028714 (accessed June 2, 2023). copy citation