Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 着る in Japanese
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着る, 著るJLPT 5
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Kana Readingきる
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Romajikiru
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Ichidan verb, transitive verb
- Meaning
- to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- to bear (guilt, etc.)
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Examples of 着る, 著る, きる in a sentence
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He was wearing a threadbare suit.
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なかなか「きもの」を着る機会がないというかたも、思い切って着てみましょう！
Also, those of you who don't have the chance to wear a 'kimono', go for it and wear one!
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なかなか「きもの」を着る機会がないというかたも、思い切って着てみましょう！
Also, those of you who don't have the chance to wear a 'kimono', go for it and wear one!
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制服だって、いつも着ているのより糊がきき過ぎていて、ちょっぴり違和感すら覚えてします。
Come to that the uniform had a bit more starch than that I usually wear, it's a bit uncomfortable.
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あらまあ、馬子にも衣装とはこのことだねぇ。スーツ着ると結構格好いいじゃん。
Well, it's just like the proverb "fine feathers make a fine bird". You look really good when you wear a suit.
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踊り子達は白いドレスを着てきゃしゃに見えますが、実際には彼女たちは馬のように力強いのです。
The dancers look delicate in their white dresses, but they are really as strong as horses.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 着る
- Plain Polite
- 着ます
- Negative
- 着ない
- Negative Polite
- 着ません
Past
- Plain
- 着た
- Plain Polite
- 着ました
- Negative
- 着なかった
- Negative Polite
- 着ませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 着て
- Plain Polite
- 着まして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 着られる
- Plain Polite
- 着られます
- Negative
- 着られない
- Negative Polite
- 着られません
Related Kanji
11 strokes
renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work
On'Yomi: チョ, チャク
Kun'Yomi: あらわ.す, いちじる.しい
12 strokes
don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing
On'Yomi: チャク, ジャク
Kun'Yomi: き.る, -ぎ, き.せる, -き.せ, つ.く, つ.ける