著る きる to wear (from the shoulders down) N5 #1,175 Meanings also 着る ichidan verb, transitive to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on as 汚名を〜, 罪を〜, etc. to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear Its kanji 著 チョ、チャク · あらわ.す、いちじる.しい renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race), counter for suits of clothing, literary work