着る

Meanings

1. to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
2. to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

Part of speech: ichidan verb, transitive

Kanji

• 着

  Meanings

  don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

  On reading

  チャク、ジャク

  Kun reading

  き.る、き.せる、つ.く、つ.ける

  Strokes

  12

Example sentences

• 「あの赤い服を着るのはよしなさい」「なぜいけないの」

  "You had better not wear the red dress." "Why not?"

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• その男は反逆者の汚名をきせられた。

  The man was branded as a traitor.

  Tatoeba #208015 · CC BY 2.0 FR