きる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to wear (from the shoulders down), to put on

    • 「あの赤い服を着るのはよしなさい」「なぜいけないの」
      "You had better not wear the red dress." "Why not?"
  2. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to take (the blame, responsibility), to bear
    as 汚名を〜, 罪を〜, etc.

    • その男は反逆者の汚名をきせられた。
      The man was branded as a traitor.