着る
きる
hepburn kiru
to wear, to put on (upper body)
Part of speech · ichidan-verb
Pattern visualization
Examples
- シャツを着る。I put on a shirt.
- 着物を着てみたい。I want to try wearing a kimono.
Collocations
着る (kiru, wear upper)シャツを着る着物を着る着替える (kigaeru, change)着こなす (kikonasu, dress well)
Mnemonic
Kiru-wear (着る) is "wear (upper body)" — B + cluster (clothing-verb cluster; Japans body-part wear-verb split). Body-part verbs: (1) kiru (upper, dress, coat, kimono); (2) haku (lower, shoes, socks); (3) kaburu (hats, helmets); (4) suru for accessories (tie, watch). Korean ipda / sinda / sseuda split and Chinese chuan / dai split parallel; Japans 4-way systematic.
Quick check
Body-part wear verbs 4?