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Godan verb, transitive verb

1. to put on (one's head), to wear, to have on, to pull over (one's head), to crown (oneself). Usually written with kana alone.
2. to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.), to pour (water, etc.) on oneself, to dash on oneself, to ship water. Usually written with kana alone.
3. to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.), to take (blame), to assume (responsibility), to shoulder (burden). Usually written with kana alone.
4. to overlap (e.g. sound or color).
5. to be similar, to be redundant.

Godan verb, intransitive verb

1. to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.). Of film.
2. to close, to come to an end. Of a play, etc..
3. to get a full house, to sell out. Of a play, etc..
4. to blunder, to bungle, to fail. Archaism. Of a play, etc..
5. to be deceived. Archaism.