How do you put on clothes in Japanese? It’s easy! Everything that you put on above the waist; shirts, dresses, jackets, uses the verb きる. For hats or things going on top of your head you use かぶる. When wearing glasses you use かける. For accessories like watches or belts you use する. And lastly, for anything below the waist like shoes or any pants you use る. Confused? I’ll break it down in list form.
Above the waist: dresses, coats, shirts 〜きる
Hats or things on top of your head: 〜かぶる
Glasses/sunglasses: 〜かける
Accessories: 〜する
Below the waist: pants, shorts, shoes 〜はく
Try to keep the different verbs with their proper nouns! Imagine if you were talking about wearing your pants on your head by accident!
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