着る
きる · kiru
To wear (from the shoulders down), to put on
- to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
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Conjugation
| Polite (ます形) | 着ますきます |
| Polite negative (ません) | 着ませんきません |
| Polite past (ました) | 着ましたきました |
| Polite past negative (ませんでした) | 着ませんでしたきませんでした |
| Let us ~ (ましょう) | 着ましょうきましょう |
| Masu-stem (連用形) | 着き |
| Want to ~ (たい形) | 着たいきたい |
| While ~ing (ながら) | 着ながらきながら |
| Te-form (て形) | 着てきて |
| Plain past (た形) | 着たきた |
| Tara-conditional (たら形) | 着たらきたら |
| Progressive (ている形) | 着ているきている |
| Plain negative (ない形) | 着ないきない |
| Plain past negative (なかった形) | 着なかったきなかった |
| Negative te-form (なくて) | 着なくてきなくて |
| Potential (可能形) | 着られるきられる |
| Ba-conditional (条件形) | 着ればきれば |
| Imperative (命令形) | 着ろきろ |
| Volitional (意向形) | 着ようきよう |
| Passive (受身形) | 着られるきられる |
| Causative (使役形) | 着させるきさせる |
| Causative-passive (使役受身形) | 着させられるきさせられる |
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What does 着る mean?
To wear (from the shoulders down), to put on. It can also mean: to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear.
How do you pronounce 着る?
きる (kiru). Pitch accent: heiban — flat. Press Listen above to hear it.
What JLPT level is 着る?
JLPT N5 — beginner. See the JLPT N5 guide.
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