Vocabulary: To wear

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On this page, you can learn how to say the verb ‘wear’ in Japanese.

You need different verbs for ‘wear’ in Japanese. It depends on what to wear.

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Vocabulary list

Kanji characters in light blue below are not basic 200 Kanji.

wear (for tops)

着る(き・る)

Examples for tops

ふく、着もの(きもの)、せいふく、ワンピース、コート


wear (for bottoms)

(は・く)

Examples for bottoms

ズボン、パンツ、くつ、ブーツ、スカート


wear (for eye accessories)

かける

Examples for eye accessories

めがね、サングラス


wear (for head accessories)

かぶる

Examples for head accessories

ぼうし、かつら


wear (for other accessories)

する

Examples for other accessories

ベルト、 ゆびわ


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Grammar note: てform + います

The verbs are often used as てform + います, so you should be familiar with 着(き)ています, はいています, かけています, かぶっています and しています.

It is used to describe either what a person wears as a habit or what a person is wearing now.

Example

私はめがねかけています

I wear glasses. (or I am wearing glasses.)

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Topic Based Lessons

Appearance: I wear black glasses.
On this page, you can learn how to describe what you wear in Japanese. Key Sentence I wear black glasses. wa t...
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