Specificity of Japanese Verbs to Wear and to Play

Specificity of Japanese Verbs 'to Wear' and 'to Play' Some Japanese verbs are more specific when describing actions than English verbs. While there is only one verb used for a certain action in English, there might be several different verbs in Japanese. One of the examples is the verb to wear. In English, it can be used as, I wear a hat, I wear gloves, I wear glasses and so on. However, Japanese has different verbs depending on which part of the body it will be worn on. Lets take a look at how the Japanese describe to wear and to play. Boushi o kaburu. Ã¥ ¸ ½Ã¥ ­ Ã£â€šâ€™Ã£ â€¹Ã£  ¶Ã£â€šâ€¹ - I wear a hat. (Kaburu is used for putting on the head.)Megane o kakeru. ã‚ Ã£ Å'㠁 ­Ã£â€šâ€™Ã£ â€¹Ã£ â€˜Ã£â€šâ€¹ - I wear glasses. (Kakeru also means, to hang.)Iyaringu o tsukeru. ã‚ ¤Ã£Æ' ¤Ã£Æ' ªÃ£Æ' ³Ã£â€š °Ã£â€šâ€™Ã£  ¤Ã£ â€˜Ã£â€šâ€¹ - I wear earrings. (Tsukeru also means, to attach.)Nekutai o shimeru. ãÆ' Ã£â€š ¯Ã£â€š ¿Ã£â€š ¤Ã£â€šâ€™Ã§ ·  Ã£â€š Ã£â€šâ€¹ - I wear a tie. (Shimeru also means, to tie.)Sukaafu o maku. ã‚ ¹Ã£â€š «Ã£Æ' ¼Ã£Æ'•ã‚’å · »Ã£   - I wear a scarf. (Maku also means, to wrap around.)Tebukuro o hameru. 手è ¢â€¹Ã£â€šâ€™Ã£  ¯Ã£â€š Ã£â€šâ€¹ - I wear gloves. (Hameru also means, to insert.)Yubiwa o hameru. æÅ'‡è ¼ ªÃ£â€šâ€™Ã£  ¯Ã£â€š Ã£â€šâ€¹ - I wear rings.Tokei o suru. 時è ¨Ë†Ã£â€šâ€™Ã£ â„¢Ã£â€šâ€¹ - I wear a watch.Shatsu o kiru. ã‚ ·Ã£Æ' £Ã£Æ'„ã‚’ç â‚¬Ã£â€šâ€¹ - I wear shirts. (Kiru is used for putting on the body.)Zubon o haku. ã‚ ºÃ£Æ'Å" ãÆ' ³Ã£â€šâ€™Ã£  ¯Ã£   - I wear pants. (Haku is used for putting on the legs.)Kutsu o haku. é  ´Ã£â€šâ€™Ã¥ ± ¥Ã£   - I wear shoes. (Haku is also used for putting on footwear.)Omocha de asobu. 㠁Šã‚‚㠁 ¡Ã£â€šÆ'㠁 §Ã© Å Ã£  ¶ - I play with toys. (Asobu originally means, to amuse oneself.)Piano o hiku. ãÆ'”ã‚ ¢Ã£Æ'Žã‚’å ¼ ¾Ã£   - I play the piano. (Hiku is used to play the musical instrument that requires the manipulation of fingers.) Fue o fuku. ç ¬â€ºÃ£â€šâ€™Ã¥  ¹Ã£   - I play the flute. (Fuku is used to play the musical instrument that requires blowing.)Taiko o tataku. Ã¥ ¤ ªÃ© ¼â€œÃ£â€šâ€™Ã£ Å¸Ã£ Å¸Ã£   - I play the drum. (Tataku is used to play the musical instrument that requires beating.)Rekoodo o kakeru. ãÆ' ¬Ã£â€š ³Ã£Æ' ¼Ã£Æ'‰ã‚’㠁‹ã â€˜Ã£â€šâ€¹ - I am playing a record.Toranpu o suru. ãÆ'ˆãÆ' ©Ã£Æ' ³Ã£Æ'â€"を㠁™ã‚‹ - I play cards.Yakyuu o suru. 野ç Æ'を㠁™ã‚‹ - I play baseball. (Suru can be used for most sports.)Romio o enjiru. ãÆ' ­Ã£Æ'Ÿã‚ ªÃ£â€šâ€™Ã¦ ¼â€Ã£ ËœÃ£â€šâ€¹ - I play the role of Romeo.