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着付ける (きつける) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

着き付つける

き

つ

け

る

Meanings

1

ichidan verb, transitive verb

General term for putting on or wearing clothing, accessories, etc.

今日きょうは寒さむいので、コートを着き付つけた。
It's cold today, so I put on a coat.
彼かの女じょはいつもきれいな着き物ものを着

き

付つ

け

て

いる

。

She always wears a beautiful kimono.

2

ichidan verb, transitive verb

get used to wearing; become accustomed to wearing

Implies familiarity or habituation to wearing a particular item, often something new or unusual.

新あたらしい靴くつを着き付つけるまで少すこし時じ間かんがかかった。
It took a little time to get used to wearing the new shoes.

Written forms

着き付つけるUsage76%
Standard kanji spelling.
きつけるUsage24%
着きつける
Alternate spelling with okurigana つける.

Kanji

着don, arrive, wear
付adhere, attach, refer to

Similar words

着きる
着る is the basic verb for wearing clothes on the upper body or full-body garments; 着付ける emphasizes the action of putting on or the state of being accustomed to wearing.
履はく
履く is used for footwear and lower-body garments like pants and skirts; 着付ける is not used for these.

Etymology

Compound of 着 (ki, continuative form of 着る 'to wear') + 付ける (tsukeru, 'to attach'). The second sense 'get used to wearing' likely developed from the idea of attaching the garment to oneself repeatedly.