To Put On A Hat
To Wear A Hat
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う 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.
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!
この仕事では、安全のためにヘルメットを被る必要があります。
In this job, it's necessary to wear a helmet for safety.
うちの子は、他人の前ではいつも猫を被ります。
My child always wears a mask of innocence in front of non-family members.
お面と黒ニットを被った男が銀行からお金を持って走って出ていくのを見ました。銀行に入るタイミングが被らなくて良かった！
I saw a man wearing a mask and a black knit hat running out of the bank holding money. It's a good thing our timing for entering the bank didn't coincide!