Mnemonic to remember different "to wear" verbs


Does anyone have suggestions for a mnemonic or other memory device for the
different verbs meaning "to wear" in 日本語?

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    かぶる (kaburu) - hat / headwear
    着る (kiru) - Tops / jackets and all-over clothes
    履く (haku) - Bottoms and shoes
    かける (kakeru) - Glasses and sunglasses
    つける (tsukeru) - Perfume / cologne
    
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  * **Headwear** : [_kaburu_ sounds a bit like English "cover"](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3558/78).
  * **Tops** : Traditionally, upper-torso coverings in Japan were robe-like, where the hems of the two sides "cut across". This helped me remember when I was studying, as "cut" in Japanese is the other _kiru_. :)
  * **Bottoms and footwear** : One of the other _haku_ verbs in Japanese is 掃く "to sweep", a bit like the sweeping motion of pants as you pull them on. Alternatively, think about the verb _hiku_ , "to pull", perhaps adding in the あ from the idea of "pulling **on** ".
  * **Glasses** : You _kakeru_ something when it **catches** on something else, like a lock **catching** on the doorframe to keep a door shut, or a wall hanging **catching** on the hook when you hang it up. Glasses similarly **catch** onto your ears.
  * **Perfume** : _tsukeru_ can be thought of as **sticking** something into or onto something else. I find this one might be easier to remember if you think about dabbing scent with a finger, as opposed to using a spray bottle, since you physically **stick** the scent onto your body.




  * **Headwear** : [_kaburu_ sounds a bit like English "cover"](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3558/78).
  * **Tops** : Traditionally, upper-torso coverings in Japan were robe-like, where the hems of the two sides "cut across". This helped me remember when I was studying, as "cut" in Japanese is the other _kiru_. :)
  * **Bottoms and footwear** : One of the other _haku_ verbs in Japanese is 掃く "to sweep", a bit like the sweeping motion of pants as you pull them on. Alternatively, think about the verb _hiku_ , "to pull", perhaps adding in the あ from the idea of "pulling **on** ".
  * **Glasses** : You _kakeru_ something when it **catches** on something else, like a lock **catching** on the doorframe to keep a door shut, or a wall hanging **catching** on the hook when you hang it up. Glasses similarly **catch** onto your ears.
  * **Perfume** : _tsukeru_ can be thought of as **sticking** something into or onto something else. I find this one might be easier to remember if you think about dabbing scent with a finger, as opposed to using a spray bottle, since you physically **stick** the scent onto your body.

