Meaning

Primary

To Put On A Hat

Alternative

To Wear A Hat

Word Type

transitive verb, godan verb

Explanation

This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means incur so you'd think this would mean "to incur," but it doesn't. This is to put on a hat. Yep, it's the verb that's made for putting on hats. So, think of it this way. You "incur" a hat when you go to wear a hat. Pretty weird but you'll get it if you put on your thinking cap.

Reading

かぶる
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

Since this word consists of a kanji with hiragana attached, you can bet that it will use the kun'yomi reading. You didn't learn that reading with this kanji, so here's a mnemonic to help you:

The hat that you put on is way too heavy for you. It falls off your head and hits the ground with a loud KABOOM (かぶ). You put it back on and pull it down tight, but this time it pulls you to the ground with an even louder KABOOM!

Context

Context Sentences

夏は外に出る時はぼうしを被らなくちゃ。

We should put hats on when we go out in summer.

あそこでコナンのお面を被って無じゃ気にあそんでいるのがコウイチで、そのとなりでやさしく見守っているのがビエトです。

The one with the Konan mask who is playing innocently is Koichi, and the other one next to him who is carefully watching over Koichi is Viet.

大阪で雨の日に、中年のおばさんがビニール袋を被りながら自転車に乗っているのを見たことがあります。

On a rainy day in Osaka, I saw a middle aged woman wearing a plastic bag on her head while riding a bicycle.

Kanji Composition