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    3. 着る

    着る

    着きる​

    to wear (from the shoulders down)

    N5KMT6News #13+1CoreVerb, TransitiveDaily LifeFashion & BeautyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    著る

    きる

    Verb, Transitive

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

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    毎まい日にち服ふくを着きます。

    I wear clothes every day.

    KMT3Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    寒さむいので、厚あついコートを着きました。

    It's cold, so I put on a thick coat.

    KMT6Daily LifeFashion & Beauty
    このドレスを着きると、気き分ぶんが華はなやかになります。

    When I wear this dress, I feel glamorous.

    KMT6Fashion & BeautyEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれはチームの失しっ敗ぱいの責せき任にんを一ひと人りで着きた。

    He alone took responsibility for the team's failure.

    KMT7Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    消しょう防ぼう士しは火か事じの現げん場ばで特とく別べつな防ぼう火か服ふくを着きる。

    Firefighters wear special fire-resistant suits at fire scenes.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    着
    き.る・き.せる・つ.く・つ.ける…(2)
    don・arrive・wear・counter for suits of clothing
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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