はめる

はめる · hameru · JLPT N2 · verb-ichidan

to put on

🧤 Sounds like HAM-eru: push the ham into the slot so it fits snugly inside

The kanji 嵌 means fit into a hole, so 嵌める covers slotting a part in and pulling on gloves. Both are things that go snugly onto or into something.

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