着る

きる

To wear, to put on (upper-body clothing)

N5verb·kiru

How to remember it

着 carries the clothing radical — dressing the upper body like a shirt or jacket.

Example sentences

  • このシャツを着ます。

    このシャツをきます。

    I'll wear this shirt.

  • 彼は赤いセーターを着ています。

    かれはあかいセーターをきています。

    He is wearing a red sweater.

Usage

Ichidan (ru-verb); for upper-body clothes — lower-body items use 履く (haku).

Related words

履く被る脱ぐ

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