Keyword
wear
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (3rd grade) 
?
KankenLevel 8
Heisig594
Readings
(32%)
(30%)
(10%)
Composed of
force of nature
slash left
eye
Mnemonic

Why do people wear protective equipment? So that they eye doesn't get slashed by a force of nature they're working with, say, a wild animal like a bear or an explosive chemical reaction. Better be safe than sorry!

(This kanji is usually used to mean "wear" from the shoulders down, so it excludes various form of facewear and eye protection, however you can imagine a full-body kevlar-reinforced body suit that would also cover your face.)

Used in vocabulary (542 in total)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to change one's clothes
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
changing clothes; change of clothes
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to settle (a dispute)
to sit on a seat
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to dress up
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
landing; alighting; touch down
cartoon-character costume
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
an issue being settled; a case being closed
clothes; outfit; uniform
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
trying on clothes
to settle (in a place); to settle down
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
cohesion; adhesion
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
to stay calm; to keep cool
to feel oneself indebted to
trouble; quarrel; dispute
being lightly dressed
being concerned about or mindful of
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
to arrive home; to return
taking up a new post
work clothes; fatigues
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
dressing room; fitting room
ignition; catching fire; setting on fire
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
conception; idea
drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
arrival and departure
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
to pin a crime on
attention; giving one's attention; focusing
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
old clothes; secondhand clothing
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
dressed in a kimono
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
return; conclusion; reduction
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
to frame; to falsely accuse of a crime
being settled; coming to a conclusion
drifting ashore
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness
way one dresses; way one looks like in certain clothes
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
changing clothes; change of clothes
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
adhesion; glueing; gluing; bonding; binding; adhering
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
colouring; coloring; colorant
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
runner-up; second (in a race)
work clothes; business suit
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
to change one's clothes
to wear out (clothing)
(sleeveless) undergarment; padded undershirt
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
new arrivals; new acquisitions
to change clothes
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
arriving first
something to wear; clothes
taking a seat
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
adhesion; stickiness; viscosity
adherence; sticking (to); fixation
to make one feel grateful
starting (construction) work
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
coverall apron; cook's apron
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
worn out of shape
to head home; to leave for home
to put on; to wear; to be used to wearing
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing
arriving at the final stop (of a bus, train, etc.); reaching the end of the line
competition swimsuit; competition swimwear
looking slender in clothing
hit (of a bullet, shell, etc.); impact
melodic incoming call tones (esp. mobile telephones); ringtone; ring tone
adhesive power; viscosity
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
implantation (of an embryo)
takeoff and landing
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
putting on; fixing
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to arrive; to reach; to adhere; to insist on; to put on; to wear
sportswear; sports clothes
upon arrival of an item (items); as soon as one arrives
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
indifferent; unconcerned
when you get to the destination
order of arrival; first-come-first-served basis
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
looking slender in clothing
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
adhesive tape; sticky tape
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
to be thickly clad
arrival on location (esp. used in transport industries, police, etc.)
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent
arriving at the same moment
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
operating gown; surgical suit
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
training clothes (judo, kendo, etc.); practice suit
to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to
reaching the shore; docking a boat
contradiction
panties thief; knickers bandit
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
judo gi; judo uniform
landing; touchdown; demotion; accretion
clothes for doing farm work or working in fields
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
order of arrival
kendo gi; kendo uniform
encounter; face
landing zone; point of landing
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
landing place (e.g. for steamers); station (e.g. bus); terminal
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
attaching and detaching; putting on and removing; installing and removing; desorption
deception; cheating; trickery; fraud
dressed up (in fine clothes)
to put a mask on
livery; servant's clothes provided by employers
fixing a bayonet
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
shirker; goof-off; goldbricker
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
not mince matters; not mince one's words
realistic; practical; grounded
mixing and matching (clothes, accessories, etc.); wearing of an item of clothing in many different combinations
vacuum deposition
taking off and landing; departure and arrival (aircraft)
dress length
to be thickly clad
not mince matters; not mince one's words
icing (on an aircraft, ship, etc.); ice accretion; landing (a jump in ice skating)
bathing suit; swimsuit
vertical take off and landing; VTOL
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
arrival on scene; arrival on location
attachment; love
undressing and dressing; taking off and putting on (clothes)
changing clothes; change of clothes
attached matter; attached substances; accretion; incrustation
to fall on one's backside
appropriate move (go, shogi, othello, etc.)
belly landing (of an aircraft); gear-up landing
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
lunar excursion module (USA); LEM; lunar module; Lunniy Korabl (USSR) ("lunar ship"); LK
indigenous people; native people; natives; aborigines
bundling up (in layers of clothes)
casual wear; ordinary clothes; everyday clothes; home wear
to change clothes
ceremony fitting child with a hakama
graft survival; survival of a transplant; engraftment
losing move (go, shogi); move that costs one the game
crimping; pressure bonding
removable; detachable; demountable
colouring (a drawing); coloring
arrival of a ship; ship which has arrived
two-piece swimming suit (not bikini style)
reaching the bottom
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
coverall apron; cook's apron
non-nude erotica
old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes
having a weakness for fine clothes
livery; servant's clothes provided by employers
winter clothing
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
comfortable to wear
landing module; lander
borrowed clothes
joining surface; bonding plane; adherend
(photographic) fixing solution
karate gi; karate uniform
street clothes; townwear
long kimono; ankle-length traditional Japanese garment
adhesive; agglutinant; pressure sensitive adhesive
way of wearing; way one wears a garment
second month of the lunar calendar
(photographic) fixing agent
delayed arrival
owning nothing except the clothes on one's back
summer clothes
springwear; New Year's clothes
not yet arrived
airport slot; takeoff and landing slots; departure and arrival slots
ceremony of fitting child with a hakama
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
putting on one's hat
everyday clothes; underwear
arriving and departing
dress worn by a geisha to a zashiki party
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing
mistake; negligence
to be able to wear; to fit into
station of arrival; destination
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
to take (another's guilt) on oneself; to be accused of
newly arrived
What's New (esp. on webpages, programs, or newsletters); announcements of new arrivals or events
mochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
Heian period coming-of-age ceremony for girls
landing gear (aircraft)
stop (on train route)
difference between the finishing times of two competitors in a race (expressed in lengths in horse racing); winning margin
arrival (in port)
horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing
standard length of material used in a kimono
epiphytic; designating a non-parasitic plant that grows on other plants
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
nonarrival; nondelivery
extremely close relationship; collusive relationship
something to wear; clothes
recipient (of a transmission)
no artificial coloring added (foods, drinks, etc.)
bond strength; adhesive strength; adhesive force
must arrive; must be received
range (of a gun); firing distance
self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
pigment; coloring agent; (food) coloring; stain
kimono shop; kimono store
destination station; arriving station
arrival; payment on sight
accretion of snow (on power lines, tree branches, etc.); snow sticking to surfaces
fixed idea; idée fixe; obsession; fixation
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous
to wear out (clothing)
harbour; harbor; landing place; wharf; anchorage
arrival of remitted funds
(work) not yet started
close coverage reportage; close reporting
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
bathing suit; swimsuit
electrodeposition
panties thief; knickers bandit
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
arrival (of the emperor, etc.)
a political settlement; settling (a dispute) politically (without resorting to force)
magnetization; magnetisation
kimono material
arrival of goods
(clothes which) make one look fat
wearable blanket
coverall apron; cook's apron
agglutinative language
adhesive gum; adhesive putty; blutack; blu-tack; fun-tak
caution; conception; idea
horse blanket; horse rug
accretion disc; accretion disk
weld; welding; deposition
arrival of food at one's table (esp. ramen)
cartoon-character costume
(children's) play clothes; playsuit; leisurewear; leisure clothes; sports coat; sportswear
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
(clothes which) look good on a person
self-contradiction; self-inconsistency
to be thickly clad
wearing a maternity belt
epiphyte; plant which grows on another
affixing with glue; clinging (as if glued)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
it is too late to show filial piety once your parents are dead
late arrival
festive dress
to bear fruit; to produce fruit or vegetables (for a plant)
using up one's fortune on fine clothes
financially ruining oneself by buying too many clothes (as a fabled tendency of the people of Kyoto)
arrival on scene; arrival on location
payment on delivery; cash on delivery; COD
tendency to form collusive ties; predisposition to generate cozy (collusive) relationships
winning move (go, shogi)
next-day arrival (e.g. overnight flight)
wearing light clothes for the sake of fashion
auto answer (e.g. modem)
reception of a telegram
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
seasoning; flavour; flavor
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
arrival and departure
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
to change clothes (on someone else, e.g. child, doll); to change the wallpaper or skin (of a smart phone, etc.)
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for
comfortable to wear
indifferent; unconcerned
panties thief; knickers bandit
livery; servant's clothes provided by employers
to acquire a trade; to learn a vocation
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing
everyday clothes; underwear
to wear out (clothing)
emperor angelfish (Pomacanthus imperator)
seasoning (esp. in food industry with additives); flavoring
(children's) play clothes; playsuit; leisurewear; leisure clothes; sports coat; sportswear
weld; welding; deposition
wearing light clothes for the sake of fashion
rompers; play suit
crimp contact; crimped terminal
showy clothes
adhering or embedding of wear debris in the opposing surface
feeling of clothes
incoming (phone) number
emergency landing; forced landing; crash landing
dustproof clothing one would use in a cleanroom
calm; composed; settled; fixed; unobtrusive; quiet
silver-plated
standard length of material used in a kimono; roll of material
first wearing (of new clothes)
receiving post office
change of clothing; spare clothing
adhesion; agglutination
range (of a gun); distance travelled by a bullet (shell, etc.)
plane able to make short takeoffs and landings
arriving in America
face plant; landing on one's face
spot application; dispensing a drop or spot of something
clothes a wrestler wears when he has his belt on
having an eye to the big picture; being aware of the general situation
ruse; trick; deception tactics
arrival on location
incidence of taxation; tax incidence
text message or symbol on a busy mobile phone indicating a call arrival (DoCoMo feature)
body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus); body lice
swimming fully-clothed
automatic calling and automatic answering unit
end office; terminating office
called party; called subscriber
incoming call
deposition rate; deposition fraction
seasoning solution; flavoring solution
waterproof clothing
full slip (combining hadajuban and susoyoke) worn under women's kimono
children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck
children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck
children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck
children's haircut having hair in the rear that reaches the nape of the neck
to insist on; to cling to; to adhere to
New Year's clothes
click consonant; click; click sound; suction stop
tensile bond strength; adhesive strength under tension; pull strength
everyday clothes
cell adhesion; cellular adhesion; dyshesion
lighter fluid; lighter gel
goods in transit; stock yet to arrive
one's only good set of clothes (suit, kimono, etc.)
restructured meat; restructured steak
restructured meat; restructured steak
vintage kimono; used kimono; second-hand kimono
penile adhesion; penile skin bridge
being seated before the school bell rings
heat-activated adhesive; hot-setting adhesive
fixed-bottom type (esp. offshore wind turbine)
contact print; contact sheet
pocketbook plant (any plant of genus Calceolaria)
Examples (200 in total)
I was a very calm child.
How can you be so calm?
The boy was calm.