着る

• 読み: きる
• ローマ字: kiru
• 漢字の分解: 着 (chaku/ki) — to wear, to arrive, to attach
• 発音: /ki.ɾɯ/

意味

To wear; to put on (upper body clothing). Specifically for garments worn on the torso and shoulders.

A Group 2 (ichidan) verb conjugated by dropping る (着て, 着た, 着ます). Important distinction: 着る is for upper body/full body garments (shirts, jackets, dresses, kimono). Trousers use 履く, hats use 被る, accessories use つける. A homophone of 切る (to cut) but written with different kanji.

例文

1. 今日は赤いシャツを着ています。
2. 寒いからコートを着てください。
3. 着物を着たことがありますか。

使い方ガイド

場面: clothing, fashion, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 着 combines 羊 (sheep) and 目 (eye), though its modern meaning relates to arrival and wearing. The concept of clothing arriving onto the body evolved into the meaning of wearing garments.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal