We really take the verb, “to wear” for granted and you never realize how much until you try to say the same thing in Japanese. \u300c\u7740\u308b\u300d\uff08\u304d\u308b\uff09 is the verb meaning “to wear” in Japanese and is pretty simple to use as you can see by the examples below.<\/p>\n
\u30b7\u30e3\u30c4\u3092\u7740\u308b\u3002- Wear shirt.
\n\u30b8\u30e3\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u3092\u7740\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002- Wearing jacket.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nAwesome. So we’re done right?<\/p>\n
No.<\/p>\n
If things were that simple, I wouldn’t be writing this. You will appreciate how flexible and awesome the English verb “to wear” is compared to \u300c\u7740\u308b\u300d. It’s like Superman vs Steve Erkel (forget that one episode where Steve Erkel was<\/i> Superman). We can wear hats, pants, gloves, scarves, shoes, accessories, just about anything that sticks to your body. Unfortunately, you cannot use \u300c\u7740\u308b\u300d with any of these items. The only thing you can<\/i> use with \u300c\u7740\u308b\u300d are things that cover your upper-body such as shirts and jackets. Things that extend from your upper-body down past your waist such as overcoats and dresses also use this verb as well. So what about everything else? Well, I prepared a wonderful list for you to study. \u300c\u306a\u3069\u300d means “etc”. Have fun!<\/p>\n
Things you wear and their respective verbs<\/h2>\n
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- \u7740\u308b \u3010\u304d\u30fb\u308b\u3011- to wear
\nClothes that cover your-upper body and more (\u30b7\u30e3\u30c4\u3001\u30d6\u30e9\u30a6\u30b9\u3001\u30b8\u30e3\u30b1\u30c3\u30c8\u3001\u30c9\u30ec\u30b9\u306a\u3069)<\/li>\n- \u5c65\u304f \u3010\u306f\u30fb\u304f\u3011- to wear
\nClothes for your lower-body and feet \uff08\u305a\u307c\u3093\u3001\u30b8\u30fc\u30f3\u30ba\u3001\u9774\u4e0b\u3001\u30d6\u30fc\u30c4\u3001\u9774\u306a\u3069\uff09<\/li>\n- \u88ab\u308b \u3010\u304b\u3076\u30fb\u308b\u3011 – to cover
\nItems that go over such as hats \uff08\u5e3d\u5b50\u306a\u3069\uff09<\/li>\n- \u304b\u3051\u308b – to hang
\nItems that hang such as glasses and sunglasses \uff08\u30e1\u30ac\u30cd\u3001\u30b5\u30f3\u30b0\u30e9\u30b9\uff09<\/li>\n- \u5dfb\u304f \u3010\u307e\u30fb\u304f\u3011 – to wrap
\nItems that wrap around such as scarves \uff08\u30b9\u30ab\u30fc\u30d5\u3001\u30de\u30d5\u30e9\u30fc\u306a\u3069\uff09<\/li>\n- \u7de0\u3081\u308b \u3010\u3057\u30fb\u3081\u308b\u3011 – to tie
\nItems that fasten such as neckties and belts \uff08\u30cd\u30af\u30bf\u30a4\u3001\u30d9\u30eb\u30c8\u3001\u5e2f\u306a\u3069\uff09<\/li>\n- \u7740\u3051\u308b \u3010\u3064\u3051\u30fb\u308b\u3011
\nItems that attach such as wigs and earrings \uff08\u304b\u3064\u3089\u3001\u30a4\u30e4\u30ea\u30f3\u30b0\u3001\u30d4\u30a2\u30b9\u306a\u3069\uff09<\/li>\n- \u306f\u3081\u308b – to insert
\nItems you stick your finger into such as rings \uff08\u6307\u8f2a\uff09\n<\/li>\n- \u3059\u308b – to do
\nA generic term for things like gloves, earrings, necklaces \uff08\u624b\u888b\u3001\u30a4\u30e4\u30ea\u30f3\u30b0\u3001\u30cd\u30c3\u30af\u30ec\u30b9\uff09<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nAnd don’t forget that these verbs are just for the actually act of donning the item. You must use the \u300c\uff5e\u3066\u3044\u308b\u300d progressive tense for when somebody is in the state of wearing them. I’m tired so I won’t even go into the words for taking things off. You can go with just \u8131\u3050\uff08\u306c\u3050\uff09 for clothing and \u5916\u3059\uff08\u306f\u305a\u30fb\u3059\uff09 for accessories.<\/p>\n
I have to confess that I’m not exactly a fashion guru so do feel free to add types of apparel I missed in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
We really take the verb, “to wear” for granted and you never realize how much until you try to say the same thing in Japanese. \u300c\u7740\u308b\u300d\uff08\u304d\u308b\uff09 is the verb meaning “to wear” in Japanese and is pretty simple to use … Continue reading