帽子
ぼうし
hepburn boushi
hat, cap
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
帽hat
Show part origins
子child
Show stroke order animation
12 strokes · 8.3s
3 strokes · 2.0s
Examples
- 帽子をかぶってください。Please put on a hat.
- 夏は帽子が必要です。A hat is necessary in summer.
Collocations
帽子 (boushi, hat / cap)帽子をかぶる (boushi wo kaburu, put on a hat)帽子を脱ぐ (boushi wo nugu, take off a hat)野球帽 (yakyuubou, baseball cap)麦わら帽子 (mugiwara boushi, straw hat)
Mnemonic
帽子 boushi — Sino-Japanese compound: 帽 (cap/hat) + 子 (nominalizing suffix). The Korean and Chinese cognates use the same kanji. Verb alert: hats take かぶる (kaburu, place over the head), not 履く or 着る. Same verb covers ヘルメット (helmet), マスク (mask), かつら (katsura, wig). Anything placed on top of the head goes with かぶる — consistent body-motion grammar.
Quick check
Correct verb for "put on a hat"?