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Does anyone have suggestions for a mnemonic or other memory device for the
different verbs meaning "to wear" in 日本語?

```

    かぶる (kaburu) - hat / headwear
    着る (kiru) - Tops / jackets and all-over clothes
    履く (haku) - Bottoms and shoes
    かける (kakeru) - Glasses and sunglasses
    つける (tsukeru) - Perfume / cologne
    
```
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verbs mnemonics
Mnemonic to remember different "to wear" verbs
* **Headwear** : [_kaburu_ sounds a bit like English "cover"](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3558/78).
  * **Tops** : Traditionally, upper-torso coverings in Japan were robe-like, where the hems of the two sides "cut across". This helped me remember when I was studying, as "cut" in Japanese is the other _kiru_. :)
  * **Bottoms and footwear** : One of the other _haku_ verbs in Japanese is 掃く "to sweep", a bit like the sweeping motion of pants as you pull them on. Alternatively, think about the verb _hiku_ , "to pull", perhaps adding in the あ from the idea of "pulling **on** ".
  * **Glasses** : You _kakeru_ something when it **catches** on something else, like a lock **catching** on the doorframe to keep a door shut, or a wall hanging **catching** on the hook when you hang it up. Glasses similarly **catch** onto your ears.
  * **Perfume** : _tsukeru_ can be thought of as **sticking** something into or onto something else. I find this one might be easier to remember if you think about dabbing scent with a finger, as opposed to using a spray bottle, since you physically **stick** the scent onto your body.
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Some of the literal definitions of かける are "to hang", "suspend", or "hook".
This should be easy to remember for glasses (easier, I think, than thinking of
"catching").
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For those that know what a [kimono](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimono) and
[hakama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hakama) (a kind of traditional lower-
body garment) are, you can see how they match with kiru and haku to clarify
those two verbs.

Just adding to the answer, it was great already (and the first search hit).
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