着る
きる · kiru · JLPT N5 · verb-ichidan
to wear
👕 kiru sounds like key-roo: a kangaroo keys itself into a shirt
着る (kiru) covers clothes that go on from the shoulders down: shirts, jackets, dresses, kimono. Trousers and shoes take 履く (haku) instead, and hats take かぶる. The 着 kanji also means to arrive, so the garment arrives on your body.
着 — sheep 羊 (top) + eye 目 (bottom)
着 originated as a variant of 著, which depicted plants emerging visibly above ground (grass radical 艹 over 者). Over time 着 split off to carry meanings like 'attach,' 'wear,' or a verb suffix marking ongoing action (zhe), while 著 kept senses like 'manifest' or 'author.'