Vocabulary

What does 着る (きる, kiru) mean?

着る (きる, kiru) means to wear, to put on (garments from the shoulders down).

Quick facts
Readingきる
Romajikiru
Part of speechichidan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
きる
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkiru

to wear, to put on (garments from the shoulders down)

GenkiGenki 7
  1. 1ichidan verb · transitive to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on
  2. 2ichidan verb · transitive to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

Example sentences

  • I wear a blue coat.

  • He is wearing a white shirt.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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