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?

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

Answer

• Headwear: kaburu sounds a bit like English "cover".



• 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.