• 服装ふくそう — outfit / attire
• 装置そうち — device / apparatus
• 装飾そうしょく — decoration
• 改装かいそう — renovation
• 装備そうび — equipment

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装 combines the 衣 (clothing) radical with 壮, which implies strength or vitality. It originally meant dressing in a formal or powerful way. Today it extends to mechanical setups (like 装置) or artificial appearances — such as disguises or emotional facades (よそおう).

彼かれは 冷静れいせいを 装よそおっていた。
He pretended to be calm.

この装置そうちは 自動的じどうてきに 作動さどうします。
This device operates automatically.