GUIDED PATH · PHASE 5
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TRACK 6 · 6-3
Vocabulary 2: Clothing, Appearance & Objects
Learn clothing/body-accessory vocabulary and verbs used for wearing and visible appearance.
- ～ている basics.
Japanese uses different verbs depending on what is worn and where. This lesson prepares a useful but non-English-like system.
1. Learn clothing and accessory nouns
Attach each noun to the typical wearing verb.
Natural: put on/wear a shirt
Structure: shirt object — wear-upper-body
Upper-body clothing.
Natural: put on/wear pants
Structure: pants object — wear-lower-body
Lower-body clothing.
Natural: put on/wear shoes
Structure: shoes object — wear-lower-body
Footwear.
Natural: put on/wear a hat
Structure: hat object — wear-on-head
Headwear.
Natural: put on/wear glasses
Structure: glasses object — put/hang
Eyewear.
Natural: wear a watch
Structure: watch object — do
Accessory pattern.
2. Japanese wearing verbs are body-location specific
Instead of one universal English 'wear', Japanese chooses an action based on how the item is worn.
3. Appearance labeling sheet
Draw a simple person or avatar. Add six clothing/accessory items and label each with its correct Japanese noun + wearing verb.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHEET
3. Appearance labeling sheet
Draw a person/avatar and label 6 items. Write dictionary + polite verb for each wearing action.
Tip: on a foldable or tablet, use your pen directly on the page. Your strokes are saved in this browser as you work.
3. Appearance labeling sheet
Draw a person/avatar and label 6 items. Write dictionary + polite verb for each wearing action.
4. Use visual/kanji support selectively
This is a vocabulary-and-category lesson; visual memory helps.
Japanese Adaptive Recall
Why here: The body-location verb mapping can be easy to mix up.
How to use it for this lesson: Use item→verb prompts such as 帽子→かぶる, 靴→はく.
Review wearing verbs →Jōyō Kanji Hub
Why here: Common words such as 靴, 帽子, 眼鏡 may contain unfamiliar kanji.
How to use it for this lesson: Inspect only the characters blocking recognition; do not turn this into a kanji detour.
Inspect clothing kanji →Mastery checkpoint
Answer from memory. Use every miss to identify the exact form or meaning distinction that needs another pass.
