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Learn Japanese: kiru - to wear

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kiru

Word

着きるkiru

Meaning

to wear^{on upper body}

Part of speech

itidan - group 2, transitive, verb

Pronunciation

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Breakdown & Usages Conjugations

Breakdown of kiru

Usages of kiru

娘むすめ　は、　水みず色いろ　の　着き物もの　を　着きて　いた。musume wa, mizuiro no kimono o kite ita.

(My) daughter was wearing a light blue kimono.

Sentence from Tatoeba

ブルー　の　コート　を　着きて　いる　女おんな　の　子こ　は　私わたし　の　娘むすめ　です。

Nihon-shiki romanizationwatasi ha tyuugoku kara kimasita

Hepburn romanizationwatashi wa chuugoku kara kimashita

buruu no kooto o kite iru onna no ko wa watashi no musume desu.

The girl wearing the blue coat is my daughter.

Sentence from Tatoeba

昨き日のう　は　寒さむかった　から、　コート　を　着きました。kinou wa samukatta kara, kooto o kimashita.

Because it was cold yesterday, I wore a coat.

寒さむい　から、　コート　を　着きる。samui kara, kooto o kiru.

It's cold, so I'll wear a coat.

ピンク　の　セーター　を　着きて　います。pinku no seetaa o kite imasu.

I'm wearing a pink sweater.

スーツ　を　着きなくて　は　なりません。suutsu o kinakute wa narimasen.

I have to wear a suit.

薄うすい　シャツ　を　着きて　寒さむく　なった。usui shatsu o kite samuku natta.

I got cold wearing a thin shirt.

立りっ派ぱな　服ふく　を　着きて　います。rippana fuku o kite imasu.

They are wearing fine clothes.

寒さむければ、　コート　を　着きます。samukereba, kooto o kimasu.

If it’s cold, I’ll wear a coat.

外そと　が　寒さむくて、　コート　を　着きました。soto ga samukute, kooto o kimashita.

It was cold outside, so I wore a coat.

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