Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 着る(きる) in Japanese

着る, 著る
JLPT 5
Kana Reading
きる
Romaji
kiru
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Ichidan verb, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
    Example sentence
    くたくた背広着ていた He was wearing a threadbare suit.
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to bear (guilt, etc.)
    Example sentence
    なかなか「きの」着る機会ないいうかた思い切って着てみましょう! Also, those of you who don't have the chance to wear a 'kimono', go for it and wear one!

Examples of 着る, 著る, きる in a sentence


Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
着る
Plain Polite
着ます
Negative
着ない
Negative Polite
着ません

Past

Plain
着た
Plain Polite
着ました
Negative
着なかった
Negative Polite
着ませんでした

Te

Plain
着て
Plain Polite
着まして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
着られる
Plain Polite
着られます
Negative
着られない
Negative Polite
着られません


Kanji in this word

JLPT 2

11 strokes

renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work

On'Yomi: チョ, チャク

Kun'Yomi: あらわ.す, いちじる.しい

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JLPT 4

12 strokes

don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing

On'Yomi: チャク, ジャク

Kun'Yomi: き.る, -ぎ, き.せる, -き.せ, つ.く, つ.ける

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12 strokes

On'Yomi: チョ

Kun'Yomi: あらわす, いちじるしい

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