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着る (きる) — to put on (clothes above your waist) | JLPT N5 · Nihongo Circle

着る

きる

N5

ichidan verbtransitive 他動詞

Meanings

1to put on (clothes above your waist)
2to wear
3to wear (from the shoulders down)
4to put on
5to take (the blame, responsibility)
6to bear

Example sentence

今日は白いシャツを着ています。

きょうはしろいシャツをきています。

I'm wearing a white shirt today.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

着Don, Arrive, Wear12 strokes

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