かぶる

to wear, to put on (e.g., a hat on the head)

Also:to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

What does かぶる mean?

かぶる is a Japanese verb meaning “to wear, to put on (e.g., a hat on the head)” in English. It can also be translated as “to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to overlap (e.g. sound or color)” depending on context. It is written as かぶる in hiragana, and kaburu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N5 vocabulary.

Example sentences

「白い帽子をかぶっている男の人は誰ですか」と私は彼女に言った。

I asked her who the man wearing the white hat was.

その機械はほこりをかぶっていた。

The machine was coated with dust.