“To wear” in Japanese
Short answer
To wear in Japanese is “着る” (kiru). Full meaning: to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear.
Other ways to say “To wear” in Japanese
帯びる
obiru to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.), to carry, to bear; to be entrusted with (a mission), to be charged with, to take on; to have (a quality, property, etc.), to have a trace of, to be tinged with
被る
koumuru to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself); to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to t
纏う
matou to put on, to wear, to be clothed in, to be clad in, to be dressed in, to be wrapped in
履く
haku to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip)
着付ける
kitsukeru to put on, to wear; to get used to wearing
衰える
otoroeru to become weak, to decline, to wear, to abate, to decay, to wither, to waste away
下げる
sageru to hang, to suspend, to wear (e.g. decoration); to lower, to reduce, to bring down; to demote, to move back, to pull back
き
ki to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
きん
kin to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
きよ
kiyo to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
著る
kiru to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
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