かむ
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
Usually written in kana
1. to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
2. to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
3. to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
4. to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
5. to be similar; to be redundant
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
6. to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.)
of film
7. to close; to come to an end
of a play, etc.
8. to get a full house; to sell out
of a play, etc.
9. to blunder; to bungle; to fail
of a play, etc.
10. to be deceived
Pitch accent
Examples (5 in total)
She was wearing a headscarf.
Layla was wearing her headscarf.
I put on a cap when I go to school.
Tom and Mary were wearing Santa hats.
The company suffered a loss of one billion yen last year.